Where does “frech” come from?

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

frech (German): cheeky, barefaced, rude; naughty

Definitions

  1. cheeky, barefaced, rude; naughty

Ancestry of “frech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvrechbold, brave, lively
2Old High Germanfrehuntamed
3Proto-West Germanicfrekgreedy
4Proto-Germanicfrekazgreedy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpereg-—

Words derived from “frech”

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