Where does “forfriske” come from?

forfriske (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål før, from Old Norse fóðr, from Middle Low German vōder, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

forfriske (Norwegian Bokmål): to refresh

Definitions

  1. to refresh

Ancestry of “forfriske”, step by step

forfriske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål før

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålførbefore; imperative of føre; present tense of fø
2Old Norsefóðrfodder; sheath
3Middle Low Germanvōderlinen, sheath; sheath, linen
4Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via Norwegian Bokmål frisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfriskfresh; keen; well, healthy
2Middle Low Germanvrischfresh
3Old High Germanfriscfresh
4Proto-West Germanicfriskfresh; unsalted
5Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh

Words derived from “forfriske”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →