Where does “Fries” come from?

Fries (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch Friese, from Old Dutch Frieso, from Old Saxon *Frēso, from Old Frisian Frēsa, from Proto-Germanic frisaz — curled; curly; crisp.

Fries (Dutch): a Frisian, member of a Germanic people; a speaker...

Definitions

  1. a Frisian, member of a Germanic people; a speaker...

Ancestry of “Fries”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchFriese—
2Old DutchFrieso—
3Old Saxon*Frēso—
4Old FrisianFrēsa—
5Proto-Germanicfrisazcurled; curly; crisp
Every word from Proto-Germanic frisaz →Every word from Old Frisian Frēsa →Every word from Old Saxon *Frēso →