Where does “freke” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. a bold man, warrior, man, creature

Ancestry of “freke”, 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-—

Words derived from “freke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pereg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frekaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic frekô →