Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “vrisch” come from?

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

vrisch (Middle Low German): fresh

Definitions

  1. 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”

  • frisk
  • frisksport
  • gjenoppfriske
  • friske
  • frisk
  • friskhet
  • frisket
  • forfriske
  • forfriskning
  • frisk
  • friske
  • frisk
  • frískur
  • ófrískur
  • frískur
  • versch
  • frisker
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