Where does “frisque” come from?

frisque (Old French) comes from Old High German frisc, from Proto-West Germanic frisk, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

frisque (Old French): lively, jolly, blithe, fine, spruce, gay

Definitions

  1. lively, jolly, blithe, fine, spruce, gay

Ancestry of “frisque”, step by step

frisque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German frisc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfriscfresh
2Proto-West Germanicfriskfresh; unsalted
3Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh

via Middle Dutch frisc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchfriscfresh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frisk →