Where does “frisk” come from?
frisk (Maltese) comes from Sicilian friscu, from Sicilian friscari, from Latin fistula, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
frisk (Maltese): fresh; cool
Ancestry of “frisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | friscu | fresh; cool; whistle |
| 2 | Sicilian | friscari | to whistle |
| 3 | Latin | fistula | pipe, tube, especially a water pipe; hollow reed... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |