Where does “friste” come from?

friste (Danish) comes from German fristen, from German frist, from Middle High German vrist, from Old High German frist, from Proto-Germanic fristiz, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

friste (Danish): to tempt; to live

Definitions

  1. to tempt; to live

Ancestry of “friste”, step by step

friste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fristen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfristento keep alive
2Germanfristterm, period time limit, deadline
3Middle High Germanvrist—
4Old High Germanfrist—
5Proto-Germanicfristizan appointed time; date
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old Danish fræstæ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishfræstæ—
2Old Norsefreistato try, tempt, make trial of
3Proto-Germanicfraistōnąto attempt, to try

Words derived from “friste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pres- →