Where does “fersk” come from?

fersk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse ferskr, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

fersk (Norwegian Bokmål): fresh; new, recent; unsalted

Definitions

  1. fresh; new, recent; unsalted

Ancestry of “fersk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseferskrfresh
2Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh

Words derived from “fersk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Old Norse ferskr →