freke

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*preg-“to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*frekô“an active or eagre man, warrior, wolf”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from[Term?]
4. Old English · inherited fromfreca“a bold man, warrior, hero”
5. Middle English · inherited fromfreke“a bold man, warrior, man, creature”
6. English todayfreke

From Middle English freke (“a bold man, warrior, man, creature”), from Old English freca (“a bold man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *frekô (“an active or eagre man, warrior, wolf”), from *frekaz (“active, bold, desirous, greedy”), from Proto-Indo-European *preg- (“to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast”). Akin with Old Norse freki (“greedy or avaricious one, a wolf”), Old High German freh (“eager”), Old English frēcne (“dangerous, daring, courageous, bold”).

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