Where does “frisch” come from?

frisch (German) comes 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.

frisch (German): fresh; recent

Definitions

  1. fresh; recent

Ancestry of “frisch”, step by step

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

Words derived from “frisch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →