Where does “Freske” come from?

Freske (German) comes from French fresque, from Italian fresco, from Frankish frisk, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

Freske (German): fresco

Definitions

  1. fresco

Ancestry of “Freske”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfresquefresco
2Italianfrescofresh; cool; wet, fresh
3Frankishfriskfresh, unsalted; fresh; unsalted
4Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Frankish frisk →