Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “fersk” come from?

fersk (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic frisk, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

Ancestry of “fersk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fersk”

  • frisk
  • frisksport
  • gjenoppfriske
  • friske
  • frisk
  • friskhet
  • frisket
  • forfriske
  • forfriskning
  • frisk
  • friske
  • frisk
  • frískur
  • ófrískur
  • frískur
  • versch
  • vrisch
  • frisker
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →