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Where does “friske” come from?

friske (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk frisk, 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.

friske (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular of frisk; plural of frisk; to...

Definitions

  1. definite singular of frisk; plural of frisk; to...

Ancestry of “friske”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfriskfresh; keen; well, healthy
2Middle Low Germanvrischfresh
3Old High Germanfriscfresh
4Proto-West Germanicfriskfresh; unsalted
5Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →