Where does “matfrisk” come from?

matfrisk (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.

matfrisk (Swedish): having a good appetite

Definitions

  1. having a good appetite

Ancestry of “matfrisk”, step by step

matfrisk 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 mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmatfood
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “matfrisk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →