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- (“to yearn, covet”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸre.kɑz/

Adjective

*frekaz

  1. greedy

Inflection

Declension of *frekaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *frekaz *frekō *freką, -atō *frekai *frekôz *frekō
accusative *frekanǭ *frekǭ *freką, -atō *frekanz *frekōz *frekō
genitive *frekas, -is *frekaizōz *frekas, -is *frekaizǫ̂ *frekaizǫ̂ *frekaizǫ̂
dative *frekammai *frekaizōi *frekammai *frekaimaz *frekaimaz *frekaimaz
instrumental *frekanō *frekaizō *frekanō *frekaimiz *frekaimiz *frekaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *frekô *frekǭ *frekô *frekaniz *frekōniz *frekōnō
accusative *frekanų *frekōnų *frekô *frekanunz *frekōnunz *frekōnō
genitive *frekiniz *frekōniz *frekiniz *frekanǫ̂ *frekōnǫ̂ *frekanǫ̂
dative *frekini *frekōni *frekini *frekammaz *frekōmaz *frekammaz
instrumental *frekinē *frekōnē *frekinē *frekammiz *frekōmiz *frekammiz

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))

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*freka-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 154
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