Where does “frækhed” come from?

frækhed (Danish) comes from Danish fræk, 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-.

frækhed (Danish): audacity, nerve, insolence, impudence

Definitions

  1. audacity, nerve, insolence, impudence

Ancestry of “frækhed”, step by step

frækhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish fræk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfrækmischievous
2Germanfrechcheeky, barefaced, rude; naughty
3Middle High Germanvrechbold, brave, lively
4Old High Germanfrehuntamed
5Proto-West Germanicfrekgreedy
6Proto-Germanicfrekazgreedy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpereg-—

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pereg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frekaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frek →