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