Where does “fries” come from?

fries (English) comes from French friche — fallow land; wasteland.

fries (English): plural of fry; Ellipsis of french fries;...

Definitions

  1. plural of fry; Ellipsis of french fries;...

Ancestry of “fries”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfrichefallow land; wasteland

Words derived from “fries

Every word from French friche