An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Frischling

by Friedrich Kluge

Frischling, masculine, ‘young wild-boar,’ from Middle High German vrischinc, vrischlinc, masculine; a derivative of frisch with the suffixes -ing, -ling. The Old High German frisking (fruscing), ‘beast of offering,’ was adopted by Old French as fresange, ‘young pig.’