Where does “freshling” come from?

freshling (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.

freshling (English): freshly grown; An inexperienced person; a...

Definitions

  1. freshly grown; An inexperienced person; a...

Ancestry of “freshling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfreshNewly produced or obtained; recent; Not cooked,...
2Germanfrischfresh; recent
3Middle High Germanvrisch—
4Old High Germanfriscfresh
5Proto-West Germanicfriskfresh; unsalted
6Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frisk →