Where does “unfrizz” come from?

unfrizz (English) comes from English frizz, from Middle English fryse.

unfrizz (English): To remove the curls from (hair)

Definitions

  1. To remove the curls from (hair)

Ancestry of “unfrizz”, step by step

unfrizz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English frizz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrizzOf hair, to form into a mass of tight curls; To...
2Middle Englishfryse

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Middle English fryseEvery word from English frizz