Where does “frekk” come from?

frekk (Norwegian Bokmål) 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-.

frekk (Norwegian Bokmål): rude, impolite; brazen, cheeky

Definitions

  1. rude, impolite; brazen, cheeky

Ancestry of “frekk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “frekk”

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