Where does “frekkhet” come from?

frekkhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål frekk, 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-.

frekkhet (Norwegian Bokmål): rudeness, naughtiness; rude or naughty statement

Definitions

  1. rudeness, naughtiness; rude or naughty statement

Ancestry of “frekkhet”, step by step

frekkhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål frekk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfrekkrude, impolite; brazen, cheeky
2Germanfrechcheeky, barefaced, rude; naughty
3Middle High Germanvrechbold, brave, lively
4Old High Germanfrehuntamed
5Proto-West Germanicfrekgreedy
6Proto-Germanicfrekazgreedy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpereg-—

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pereg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frekaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frek →