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Where does “friskaz” come from?

friskaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

friskaz (Proto-Germanic): fresh; not salty, unsalted

Definitions

  1. fresh; not salty, unsalted

Ancestry of “friskaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh

Words derived from “friskaz”

  • fresh
  • freshness
  • freshwater
  • freshman
  • fresco
  • fresher
  • freshen
  • frisky
  • frisk
  • freshet
  • freshener
  • friskiness
  • friskily
  • frisket
  • refreshen
  • unfresh
  • freshish
  • frisker
  • subfreshman
  • frescoist
  • frescolike
  • friskful
  • freshperson
  • frescoer
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