Where does “fræk” come from?

fræk (Danish) comes from German frech, from Middle High German vrech, from Old High German freh, from Proto-West Germanic frek, from Proto-Germanic frekaz, from Proto-Indo-European pereg-.

fræk (Danish): mischievous

Definitions

  1. mischievous

Ancestry of “fræk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfrechcheeky, barefaced, rude; naughty
2Middle High Germanvrechbold, brave, lively
3Old High Germanfrehuntamed
4Proto-West Germanicfrekgreedy
5Proto-Germanicfrekazgreedy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpereg-—

Words derived from “fræk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pereg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frekaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frek →