Where does “freike” come from?

freike (Middle English) comes from Old English freca, from Proto-Germanic frekô, from Proto-Germanic frekaz, from Proto-Indo-European pereg-.

freike (Middle English): a bold man, warrior, man, creature

Definitions

  1. a bold man, warrior, man, creature

Ancestry of “freike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfrecaa bold man, warrior, hero
2Proto-Germanicfrekôan active or eager man; a bold warrior; wolf
3Proto-Germanicfrekazgreedy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpereg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pereg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frekaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic frekô →