Where does “taufrisch” come from?

taufrisch (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.

taufrisch (German): very fresh

Definitions

  1. very fresh

Ancestry of “taufrisch”, step by step

taufrisch 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 tau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantaudew
2Middle High Germantou—
3Old High Germandoudiscipline, coercion, tuition
4Old High Germantoudew
5Proto-Germanic*dawwaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →