frician

Old English

verb

Definitions

to desire, seek, yearn for

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *frekōną (be greedy), *frekaz (greedy, capable, courageous, active, outrageous, bold) derived from Proto-Indo-European *preg- (greedy, yearn, fierce, covet).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*preg-

Gloss

greedy, yearn, fierce, covet

Concept

Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Property

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

freak English
*preg- Proto-Indo-European
*frekaz Proto-Germanic
*frekōną Proto-Germanic
*frygian Old English
frec Old English
frek Middle English
friken Middle English
frikien Middle English
frakkr Old Norse
frekr Old Norse
freh Old High German
*𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃 Gothic
*frek gmw-pro

frec
*frygian