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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Frīsland | — |
| 2 | Old English | Frīsland | Frisia |
| 3 | Old Frisian | Frīsa | — |
| 4 | Esperanto | friso | frieze; Frisian |
| 5 | French | frison | a lock of hair; Frisian, from or pertaining to... |
| 6 | French | Frise | — |
| 7 | Middle French | frise | — |
| 8 | Italian | fris | — |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | frisum | — |
| 10 | Latin | frigium | — |
| 11 | Arabic | إِفْرِيز | king beam, cornice |
| 12 | Classical Syriac | ܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ | — |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | περίζωμα | A loincloth worn around the waist |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | κῦμα | swell, wave, billow; fetus, embryo |