Where does “versch” come from?

versch (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fersk, from Germanic frisk, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

Ancestry of “versch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfersk—
2Germanicfrisk—
3Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Germanic frisk →