Where does “freshish” come from?
freshish (English) comes from English fresh, from German frisch, from Middle High German vrisch, from Old High German frisc, from Proto-West Germanic frisk, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.
freshish (English): Somewhat fresh
Definitions
- Somewhat fresh
Ancestry of “freshish”, step by step
freshish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fresh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fresh | Newly produced or obtained; recent; Not cooked,... |
| 2 | German | frisch | fresh; recent |
| 3 | Middle High German | vrisch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | frisc | fresh |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | frisk | fresh; unsalted |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | friskaz | fresh; not salty, unsalted |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preysk- | fresh |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |