Where does “frais” come from?

frais (Norman) comes from Old French freis, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

frais (Norman): fresh

Definitions

  1. fresh

Ancestry of “frais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfreisfresh; new
2Vulgar Latin*friscum—
3Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh

Words derived from “frais”

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