Where does “Erfrischungsgetränk” come from?
Erfrischungsgetränk (German) comes from German Erfrischung, from German erfrischen, 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.
Erfrischungsgetränk (German): soft drink
Definitions
- soft drink
Ancestry of “Erfrischungsgetränk”, step by step
Erfrischungsgetränk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Erfrischung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erfrischung | refreshment |
| 2 | German | erfrischen | to refresh |
| 3 | German | frisch | fresh; recent |
| 4 | Middle High German | vrisch | — |
| 5 | Old High German | frisc | fresh |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | frisk | fresh; unsalted |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | friskaz | fresh; not salty, unsalted |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preysk- | fresh |