Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fregnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- ‎(“to ask”). Cognate with Old Saxon fregnan, Old Norse fregna, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌽 ‎(fraihnan), and related to Old High German frāga (German Frage). The Indo-European root also gave Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎼𐎿𐎶 ‎(aparsam, “I asked”), Old Irish arcaid, Middle Welsh archaf, Old Armenian հարց ‎(harcʿ), Tocharian A prak-, Tocharian B prek-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrijnɑn/