Where does “skojfrisk” come from?

skojfrisk (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.

skojfrisk (Swedish): liking to joke around

Definitions

  1. liking to joke around

Ancestry of “skojfrisk”, step by step

skojfrisk 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 skoj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskojfun (enjoyable, amusing)
2Swedishskojato travel around in freedom without a plan or profession, to run around in a playful manner, to fool around
3Dutchschooiento travel around in freedom without a plan or...

Words derived from “skojfrisk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frisk →