Where does “fre” come from?

fre (Mauritian Creole) 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.

fre (Mauritian Creole): chilly; chilled; cold

Definitions

  1. chilly; chilled; cold

Ancestry of “fre”, step by step

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