Where does “friskful” come from?

friskful (English) comes from English frisk, from Middle English frisk, from Middle French frisque, from Middle Dutch frisc — fresh.

friskful (English): brisk; lively; frolicsome

Definitions

  1. brisk; lively; frolicsome

Ancestry of “friskful”, step by step

friskful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English frisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfriskLively; brisk; A frolic; a fit of wanton gaiety;...
2Middle Englishfrisklively, frisky
3Middle Frenchfrisquelively; vivacious; alert; aware; violent; bloody
4Middle Dutchfriscfresh

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Middle Dutch frisc →Every word from Middle French frisque →Every word from Middle English frisk →