Where does “erfrischend” come from?

erfrischend (German) comes 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.

erfrischend (German): refreshing, freshening, recreating, bracing;...

Definitions

  1. refreshing, freshening, recreating, bracing;...

Ancestry of “erfrischend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerfrischento refresh
2Germanfrischfresh; recent
3Middle High Germanvrisch—
4Old High Germanfriscfresh
5Proto-West Germanicfriskfresh; unsalted
6Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh

Words derived from “erfrischend”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frisk →