Where does “vrek” come from?
vrek (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vrec, from Old Dutch frek, from Proto-West Germanic frek, from Proto-Germanic frekaz, from Proto-Indo-European pereg-.
vrek (Dutch): scrooge, miser
Ancestry of “vrek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | vrec | greedy, avaricious |
| 2 | Old Dutch | frek | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | frek | greedy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | frekaz | greedy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pereg- | — |