Where does “frisist” come from?

frisist (Dutch) comes from Dutch fries, from French Frise, from Middle French frise, from Italian fris, from Medieval Latin frisum, from Latin frigium, from Arabic إِفْرِيز, from Classical Syriac ܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ — to push, to stick.

frisist (Dutch): A scholar of Frisian

Definitions

  1. A scholar of Frisian

Ancestry of “frisist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchfriesfrieze; Frisian horse
2FrenchFrise
3Middle Frenchfrise
4Italianfris
5Medieval Latinfrisum
6Latinfrigium
7Arabicإِفْرِيزking beam, cornice
8Classical Syriacܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ
9Ancient GreekπερίζωμαA loincloth worn around the waist
10Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
11New Latinheliumhelium
12Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
13Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
14Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
15Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-