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Where does “ferskr” come from?

ferskr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

ferskr (Old Norse): fresh

Definitions

  1. fresh

Ancestry of “ferskr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ferskr”

  • färsk
  • ferskvann
  • ferskvatn
  • ferskvare
  • fersk
  • ferskvannsfisk
  • ferskvatn
  • ferskvare
  • fersk
  • ferskur
  • feskur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →