Where does “fresh” come from?
Fresh comes from Old English fersc, related to Old High German freh, both deriving from Proto-Indo-European preysk-, itself from pereg-, ultimately from the root (s)per-.
fresh (English): Newly produced or obtained; recent; Not cooked,...
Definitions
- Newly produced or obtained; recent; Not cooked,...
Ancestry of “fresh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | frisch | fresh; recent |
| 2 | Middle High German | vrisch | — |
| 3 | Old High German | frisc | fresh |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | frisk | fresh; unsalted |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | friskaz | fresh; not salty, unsalted |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preysk- | fresh |
Words derived from “fresh”