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Where does “friclu” come from?

friclu (Old English) comes from Old English frician, from Proto-Germanic frekōną, from Proto-Germanic frekaz, from Proto-Indo-European pereg-.

friclu (Old English): appetite

Definitions

  1. appetite

Ancestry of “friclu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfricianto desire, seek, yearn for; to dance; to leap
2Proto-Germanicfrekōnąto be greedy
3Proto-Germanicfrekazgreedy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpereg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pereg- →