Where does “Fräsch” come from?

Fräsch (Luxembourgish) comes from French frais, from Middle French frais, from Old French freis, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

Fräsch (Luxembourgish): frog

Definitions

  1. frog

Ancestry of “Fräsch”, step by step

Fräsch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French frais

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfraisfresh; cool; recent, something that has just...
2Middle Frenchfraisfresh
3Old Frenchfreisfresh; new
4Vulgar Latin*friscum—
5Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh

via Old High German frosk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfroskfrog
2Proto-West Germanicfroskfrog
3Proto-Germanicfruskazfrog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

Words derived from “Fräsch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Vulgar Latin *friscum →