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Where does “freca” come from?

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

freca (Old English): a bold man, warrior, hero

Definitions

  1. a bold man, warrior, hero

Ancestry of “freca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfrekôan active or eager man; a bold warrior; wolf
2Proto-Germanicfrekazgreedy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpereg-—

Words derived from “freca”

  • freak
  • freaking
  • freakish
  • freaky
  • freakishly
  • freakishness
  • freakery
  • freakiness
  • freakout
  • freakazoid
  • freako
  • freakily
  • freakdom
  • speedfreak
  • freaksome
  • ecofreak
  • freakful
  • superfreak
  • technofreak
  • unfreakish
  • fream
  • fanfreakingtastic
  • freakbeat
  • defreak
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