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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frekaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *preg-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸre.kɑz/

Adjective

*frekaz

  1. greedy

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *frek
    • Old English: frec
      • Middle English: frec, frek (merging with other synonymous words from *frakjaz, *frakaz, *frakuz)
    • Old Dutch: *frec
      • Middle Dutch: vrec
        • Dutch: vrek (adjective & derived noun)
          • Afrikaans: vrek (noun)
    • Old High German: freh
  • Old Norse: frekr
  • Gothic: *𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*friks) (attested in 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃 (faihufriks))
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