Where does “skojfriskhet” come from?

skojfriskhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish skojfrisk, 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.

skojfriskhet (Swedish): jocularity, waggishness

Definitions

  1. jocularity, waggishness

Ancestry of “skojfriskhet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskojfriskliking to joke around
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- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frisk →