Where does “fris” come from?

fris (Old French) comes from Frankish frisk, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

fris (Old French): fresh, new, young, recent

Definitions

  1. fresh, new, young, recent

Ancestry of “fris”, step by step

fris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish frisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishfriskfresh, unsalted; fresh; unsalted
2Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh

via Frankish fresk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishfresk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Frankish frisk →