Where does “superfreak” come from?

superfreak (English) comes from English super, from English super-ego, from German Über-Ich, from German Ich, from Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek — I.

superfreak (English): A person of very eccentric appearance or...

Definitions

  1. A person of very eccentric appearance or...

Ancestry of “superfreak”, step by step

superfreak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English super

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperOf excellent quality, superfine; better than...
2Englishsuper-egoAlternative spelling of superego
3GermanÜber-Ichsuperego
4GermanIchego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc
5Middle High GermanichI
6Old High GermanihI
7Proto-West GermanicikI
8Proto-Germanic*ek
9Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via English freak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfreakA sudden change of mind; Someone or something...
2Middle Englishfrekea bold man, warrior, man, creature
3Old Englishfrecaa bold man, warrior, hero
4Proto-Germanicfrekôan active or eager man; a bold warrior; wolf
5Proto-Germanicfrekazgreedy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpereg-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂