Etymology

freakishly

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Today it means: In a freakish manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English freakish
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*preg-
  2. Proto-Germanic*frekaz
  3. Proto-Germanic*frekōną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*frekōn
  5. Old Englishfrician?
  6. Old Englishfrīcian
  7. Middle Englishfriken?
  8. Proto-Germanic*frekaz
  9. Proto-West Germanic*frek
  10. Old Englishfrec
  11. Englishfrekder.?
  12. Englishfreak
  13. Englishfreakish
  14. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  15. Proto-Germanic*līką
  16. English todayfreakishly

From freakish + -ly.

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