Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frekaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

greedy

Inflection

Declension of *frekaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*frekaz	*frekai	*frekō	*frekôz	*freką, -atō	*frekō
Accusative	*frekanǭ	*frekanz	*frekǭ	*frekōz	*freką, -atō	*frekō
Genitive	*frekas, -is	*frekaizǫ̂	*frekaizōz	*frekaizǫ̂	*frekas, -is	*frekaizǫ̂
Dative	*frekammai	*frekaimaz	*frekaizōi	*frekaimaz	*frekammai	*frekaimaz
Instrumental	*frekanō	*frekaimiz	*frekaizō	*frekaimiz	*frekanō	*frekaimiz

Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*frekô	*frekaniz	*frekǭ	*frekōniz	*frekô	*frekōnō
Accusative	*frekanų	*frekanunz	*frekōnų	*frekōnunz	*frekô	*frekōnō
Genitive	*frekiniz	*frekanǫ̂	*frekōniz	*frekōnǫ̂	*frekiniz	*frekanǫ̂
Dative	*frekini	*frekammaz	*frekōni	*frekōmaz	*frekini	*frekammaz
Instrumental	*frekinē	*frekammiz	*frekōnē	*frekōmiz	*frekinē	*frekammiz

Related terms

*frakaz
*frakijaz

Descendants

Old English: frec
- Middle English: frec, frek (merging with other synonymous words from *frakjaz, *frakaz, *frakuz)
Old Dutch: *frek
- Middle Dutch: vrek
  - Dutch: vrek (adjective & derived noun)
    - Afrikaans: vrek (noun)
Old High German: freh
- Middle High German: frech, vrech
  - German: frech
Old Norse: frekr
- Danish: fræk
- Faroese: frekur
- Icelandic: frekur
- Norwegian: frek
- Swedish: fräck
Gothic: *𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*friks) (attested in 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃 (faihufriks))
- → Old French: frique, fricque
  - Middle French: frique (merged with Middle French frisque)