Refresh
/rɪˈfrɛʃ/noun
To restore freshness, energy, or vitality, or to update something such as a webpage.
Did you know?In Middle English, refresh could describe both physical revival and spiritual consolation, making it a word of bodily and inner renewal.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*friskaz
“Fresh, lively, vigorous”
Old English
Old English
fersc
“Fresh, newly drawn, not salt; later also vigorous”
12th–13th Century
Old French
refreschir
“To make fresh again or restore strength”
14th Century
Middle English
refreshen
“To revive, renew, or give new strength”
15th Century
English
refresh
“To restore bodily or spiritual vigor”
Modern English
English
refresh
“To renew energy, freshness, or the current state of digital content”