Where does “rotzfrech” come from?

rotzfrech (German) 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-.

rotzfrech (German): cocky, cheeky

Definitions

  1. cocky, cheeky

Ancestry of “rotzfrech”, step by step

rotzfrech traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German frech

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

via German Rotz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRotzsnot; glanders
2Middle High Germanrotz—
3Old High Germanroz—
4Proto-West Germanic*hrott—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pereg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frekaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frek →