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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fehufrekaz

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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

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Etymology

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From *fehu (money) +‎ *frekaz (greedy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɸe.xu.ˌɸre.kɑz/

Adjective

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*fehufrekaz[1]

  1. covetous, greedy for money

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fexu-frekaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 97