Where does “forfriskning” come from?

forfriskning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forfriske, 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.

forfriskning (Norwegian Bokmål): refreshment

Definitions

  1. refreshment

Ancestry of “forfriskning”, step by step

forfriskning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål forfriske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforfrisketo refresh
2Norwegian Bokmålførbefore; imperative of føre; present tense of fø
3Old Norsefóðrfodder; sheath
4Middle Low Germanvōderlinen, sheath; sheath, linen
5Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
6Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via Swedish förfriska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförfriskato refresh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →