Where does “herzerfrischend” come from?
herzerfrischend (German) comes from German erfrischend, 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.
herzerfrischend (German): heartwarming
Definitions
- heartwarming
Ancestry of “herzerfrischend”, step by step
herzerfrischend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German erfrischend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | erfrischend | refreshing, freshening, recreating, bracing;... |
| 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 |
via German herz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | herz | singular imperative of herzen; first-person... |
| 2 | German | -los | -less |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -lōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *-laus | without, -less |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -lausaz | -less, lacking, devoid of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |