Where does “friskhet” come from?
friskhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish frisk, from Old Swedish frisker, from Middle Low German vrisch, from Old High German frisc, from Proto-West Germanic frisk, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.
friskhet (Norwegian Bokmål): freshness
Definitions
- freshness
Ancestry of “friskhet”, step by step
friskhet traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish frisk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | frisk | healthy; fresh; refreshing |
| 2 | Old Swedish | frisker | fresh |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vrisch | fresh |
| 4 | Old High German | frisc | fresh |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | frisk | fresh; unsalted |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | friskaz | fresh; not salty, unsalted |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preysk- | fresh |
via Norwegian Bokmål het
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | het | hot; simple past of hete |
| 2 | Old Norse | heitr | hot |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | to heat |
via Norwegian Bokmål frisk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | frisk | fresh; keen; well, healthy |