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English word freak comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pereg-, Proto-Indo-European *pereg-, and later Proto-Germanic *frekaz (Greedy.)

*(s)pereg- (Proto-Indo-European)

to be quick, twitch, sprinkle, splash, to strew, jerk, sprinkle, scatter, to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast, to twitch, flip, shoot, splash, make a sound

*pereg- (Proto-Indo-European)

*preg- (Proto-Indo-European)

*frekaz (Proto-Germanic)

Greedy.

*frekô (Proto-Germanic)

A bold warrior. An active or eager man. Wolf.

freca (Old English)

freike (Middle English)

freak (English)

(UK, _, dialectal, Scotland) A fellow; a petulant young man.. A man, particularly a bold, strong, vigorous man.

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