Where does “Frieslander” come from?
Frieslander (English) comes from English Friesland, from Middle English Frīsland, from Old English Frīsland, from Old Frisian Frīsa, from Esperanto friso, from French frison, from French Frise, from Middle French frise — around; very; round about.
Frieslander (English): A native or inhabitant of Friesland
Definitions
- A native or inhabitant of Friesland
Ancestry of “Frieslander”, step by step
Frieslander traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Friesland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Friesland | — |
| 2 | Middle English | Frīsland | — |
| 3 | Old English | Frīsland | Frisia |
| 4 | Old Frisian | Frīsa | — |
| 5 | Esperanto | friso | frieze; Frisian |
| 6 | French | frison | a lock of hair; Frisian, from or pertaining to... |
| 7 | French | Frise | — |
| 8 | Middle French | frise | — |
| 9 | Italian | fris | — |
| 10 | Medieval Latin | frisum | — |
| 11 | Latin | frigium | — |
| 12 | Arabic | إِفْرِيز | king beam, cornice |
| 13 | Classical Syriac | ܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ | — |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | περίζωμα | A loincloth worn around the waist |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |