Where does “ontfriezing” come from?
ontfriezing (Dutch) comes from Dutch ontfriezen, from Dutch fries, from French Frise, from Middle French frise, from Italian fris, from Medieval Latin frisum, from Latin frigium, from Arabic إِفْرِيز — to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself.
ontfriezing (Dutch): The act or process of making something less Frisian
Definitions
- The act or process of making something less Frisian
Ancestry of “ontfriezing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ontfriezen | to make less Frisian |
| 2 | Dutch | fries | frieze; Frisian horse |
| 3 | French | Frise | — |
| 4 | Middle French | frise | — |
| 5 | Italian | fris | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | frisum | — |
| 7 | Latin | frigium | — |
| 8 | Arabic | إِفْرِيز | king beam, cornice |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | περίζωμα | A loincloth worn around the waist |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 12 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |