Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh

Words derived from “frisk”

  • kersvers
  • vers
  • versheid
  • versch
  • vars
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