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Where does “fresk” come from?

fresk (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

Ancestry of “fresk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh

Words derived from “fresk”

  • freshet
  • défraîchir
  • frais
  • fraîchir
  • fris
  • fres
  • freschete
  • frais
  • fre
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