Where does “friskhed” come from?

friskhed (Danish) comes from Danish frisk, from Middle Low German vrisch, from Old High German frisc, from Proto-West Germanic frisk, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

friskhed (Danish): freshness

Definitions

  1. freshness

Ancestry of “friskhed”, step by step

friskhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish frisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfriskfresh; cheerful, lively; fit, sprightly
2Middle Low Germanvrischfresh
3Old High Germanfriscfresh
4Proto-West Germanicfriskfresh; unsalted
5Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frisk →