Where does “frisk fläkt” come from?

frisk fläkt (Swedish) comes from Swedish frisk, from Old Swedish frisker, from Middle Low German vrisch, from Old High German frisc, from Proto-West Germanic frisk, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

frisk fläkt (Swedish): a breath of fresh air

Definitions

  1. a breath of fresh air

Ancestry of “frisk fläkt”, step by step

frisk fläkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish frisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfriskhealthy; fresh; refreshing
2Old Swedishfriskerfresh
3Middle Low Germanvrischfresh
4Old High Germanfriscfresh
5Proto-West Germanicfriskfresh; unsalted
6Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh

via Swedish fläkt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfläkta fan (electrical device)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frisk →
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