Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frēgō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- (“to ask”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸrɛː.ɣɔː/

Noun

*frēgō f

  1. question

Inflection

Declension of *frēgō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *frēgō *frēgôz
vocative *frēgō *frēgôz
accusative *frēgǭ *frēgōz
genitive *frēgōz *frēgǫ̂
dative *frēgōi *frēgōmaz
instrumental *frēgō *frēgōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *frāgu
    • Old Frisian: frēge
    • Old Saxon: *frāga
    • Old Dutch: *frāga
    • Old High German: frāga

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*frēgō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 153
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