Etymology Explorer
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Where does “frisk” come from?
frisk (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.
Ancestry of “frisk”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
friskaz
fresh; not salty, unsalted
2
Proto-Indo-European
preysk-
fresh
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