Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “vrisch” come from?

vrisch (Middle High German) comes from Old High German frisc, from Proto-West Germanic frisk, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

Ancestry of “vrisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfriscfresh
2Proto-West Germanicfriskfresh; unsalted
3Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh

Words derived from “vrisch”

  • fangfrisch
  • ofenfrisch
  • erfrischend
  • frischgebacken
  • frisch
  • knackfrisch
  • Erfrischung
  • Frischkäse
  • postfrisch
  • herzerfrischend
  • erfrischen
  • tintelfris
  • frisdrank
  • opfrissen
  • frisheid
  • fris
  • vrisch
  • frisch
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