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

vrisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German frisc

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

via Old Saxon frisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfrisk—
2Proto-Germanic*frisk—

Words derived from “vrisch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frisk →