fragon

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Esperanto

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Noun

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fragon

  1. accusative singular of frago

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French fresgon, fregon, fragon, from Old French fresgon, from Late Latin brīscō, frīsgō.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fragon m (plural fragons)

  1. laurel, butcher's broom (and other plants of the genus Ruscus)

References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “frīsgo”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 3: D–F, page 806

Further reading

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Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *frāgēn, *frāgōn. Equivalent to frāga (question) +‎ -on.

Verb

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frāgon

  1. to ask

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Middle Dutch: vrâgen
    • Dutch: vragen
    • Limburgish: vraoge

Further reading

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  • frāgon”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From the noun frāga.

Verb

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frāgon

  1. to ask, demand

Conjugation

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