Where does “matfriskhet” come from?

matfriskhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish matfrisk, 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.

matfriskhet (Swedish): the state of having a good appetite

Definitions

  1. the state of having a good appetite

Ancestry of “matfriskhet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmatfriskhaving a good appetite
2Swedishfriskhealthy; fresh; refreshing
3Old Swedishfriskerfresh
4Middle Low Germanvrischfresh
5Old High Germanfriscfresh
6Proto-West Germanicfriskfresh; unsalted
7Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →