Where does “knackfrisch” come from?

knackfrisch (German) comes 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.

knackfrisch (German): fresh and crisp / crunchy

Definitions

  1. fresh and crisp / crunchy

Ancestry of “knackfrisch”, step by step

knackfrisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German frisch

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

via German knacken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknackento make a cracking sound
2Middle High Germanknacken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frisk →