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Where does “Friesland” come from?

Friesland comes from Middle English Frislond, from Old English Freslond, from Old English Frysa, the name of the Frisian people.

Ancestry of “Friesland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishFrīsland—
2Old EnglishFrīsland—
3Old FrisianFrīsa—
4Esperantofrisofrieze; Frisian
5Frenchfrisona lock of hair; Frisian, from or pertaining to...
6FrenchFrise—
7Middle Frenchfrise—
8Italianfris—
9Medieval Latinfrisum—
10Latinfrigium—
11Arabicإِفْرِيزking beam, cornice
12Classical Syriacܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ—
13Ancient GreekπερίζωμαA loincloth worn around the waist
14Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
15Ancient Greekκῦμαswell, wave, billow; fetus, embryo

Words derived from “Friesland”

  • Frieslander
  • Fries
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