Where does “frisk” come from?

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

frisk (Saterland Frisian): fresh

Definitions

  1. fresh

Ancestry of “frisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfersk—
2Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Old Frisian fersk →