Re: [tied] Re: Question on "question"

All the words in Indo-European languages containing consonant's group "brg/kh" (prg/kh, vrg/kh, frg/kh) must have the same basis. The chance resemblance among IE tongues is logically unthinkable. The meaning of "br" is "inverse" (negative, convert, opposite) while the "g" (gn) indicates a certain kind of motion. Actually brg(n) should be considered as a kind of "opposite driving". For instance, English break is related to Serb "preki-nuti" (O.E. brecan (class IV strong verb; past tense bræc, pp. brocen), from P.Gmc. *brekan (cf. O.Fris. breka, Du. breken, O.H.G. brehhan, Ger. brechen, Goth. brikan), from PIE base *bhreg- "to break" ), brake to Serb. "priko-čiti" (prikogni > braking), press to "prezati" (pregne), bridge to Serb. prečka ( O.E. brycge, from P.Gmc. *brugjo (cf. O.N. bryggja, Ger. Brücke), from PIE base *bhru "log, beam," hence "wooden causeway" (cf. Gaul. briva "bridge," O.C.S. bruvuno "beam," Serb. brvno "footbridge").

Ger. "fragen" and Gk. phrásis "speech, way of speaking, phraseology," from phrazein "to express, tell," from phrazesthai "to consider", as we can see, are coming from the same, above-mentioned basis (brg). In fact Gr. phráze and Ger. fragen could be compared with Serb. prositi “to ask, beg”, Skt. prasna-, Avestan frashna- "question;" O.C.S. prositi, Lith. prasyti "to ask, beg;" O.H.G. frahen, Ger. fragen, O.E. fricgan "to ask" a question, Avestan peresaiti "interrogates," O.H.G. forskon, Ger. forschen "to search, inquire.

O.E. predician, L. prædicatorem (Serb. pridika, predanje from br-da-gna, obr-do-uka; oko eye, pl. oči eyes, učiti learn; it means “to show the other aspect of one thing”. A loan word from Church L., reborrowed 12c. as preachen, from O.Fr. prechier has nothing to do with “predican” but with Serb. pričanje “telling the story”; basis obr-gna; obraćanje (obr-gna/gna; obrnuto gonjenje “opposite driving”) communication.

If we want to understand the English “brain” we must go to Gr. sophron (gen. sophronos) "discreet, prudent," prop. "of sound mind” and Serb.. adj. sabran composed, calm and verb sabirati “to collect”, sabrati se “come to senses”, (Eng, sober, Serb, sabor, assembly zbor, zboriti talk, speak). The basis of all these words is sur-br-gna. Lat. cerebrum is “a collector of thoughts”, Serb. sabor uma, herbarium, harbor, her-br-gna, Serb. govorenje “speech”, i.e. kerebrum, Serb. govor uma “speech of mind”.

 O.E. wyrcan (past tense worhte, pp. geworht), from P.Gmc. *wurkijanan; and O.E. wircan "to work, operate, function," formed relatively late from P.Gmc. noun *werkan, Serb. vrh “apex, peak”, verb vršiti “practice”; from basis br-gn (breg “berg”). Cf. Serb. pregnuće “endeavor, enterprise” and Gr. praktike “practice”

 O.E. ascian "ask," from earlier ahsian, from P.Gmc. *aiskojan (cf. O.S. escon, O.Fris. askia, M.Du. eiscen, O.H.G. eiscon, Ger. heischen "to ask, demand"), from PIE *ais- "to wish, desire" (cf. Skt. icchati "seeks, desires," Arm. aic "investigation," O.C.S. iskati "to seek," Lith. ieskau "to seek", Serb. iskati “ask” (basis sa-gna/gna, Serb. znanje “knowledge”, mozak brain, mozganje “thinking”.

Dušan Vukotić

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Above explanation is just an outline of many things, which I should and could arrange more precisely.

There are no secrets in IE that could not be entirely unfolded.