Where does “frisk” come from?

Frisk comes from Middle English frisk, from Old French frisque, from Middle Dutch frisc, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk-.

frisk (English): Lively; brisk; A frolic; a fit of wanton gaiety;...

Definitions

  1. Lively; brisk; A frolic; a fit of wanton gaiety;...

Ancestry of “frisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfrisklively, frisky
2Middle Frenchfrisquelively; vivacious; alert; aware; violent; bloody
3Middle Dutchfriscfresh

Words derived from “frisk”

Every word from Middle Dutch frisc →Every word from Middle French frisque →Every word from Middle English frisk →