Where does “fersk” come from?

fersk (Danish) comes from Old Norse ferskr, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

fersk (Danish): fresh, unsalted food, esp. meat, fish

Definitions

  1. fresh, unsalted food, esp. meat, fish

Ancestry of “fersk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseferskrfresh
2Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Old Norse ferskr →
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