fregna
Icelandic
/ˈfrɛkna/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (transitive) to hear, to learn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse fregna (ask) inherited from Proto-Germanic *frehnaną (ask).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*frehnaną
Gloss
ask
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
聞
Emoji
🙏
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- frain English
- *preḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *frehnaną Proto-Germanic
- freġnan Old English
- frignan Old English
- friġnan Old English
- frainen Middle English
- fregna Old Norse
- frāgēn Old High German
- vrāgen Middle High German
- 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- vregen Middle Low German
- fregnan Old Saxon
- frääge Alemannic German
- fræghna Old Swedish
- fräga Westrobothnian
- fregia Old Frisian