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Where does “friisi” come from?

friisi (Finnish) comes from Swedish fris, from French Frise, from Middle French frise, from Italian fris, from Medieval Latin frisum, from Latin frigium, from Arabic إِفْرِيز, from Classical Syriac ܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ — to push, to hit.

friisi (Finnish): frieze; Frisian; West Frisian

Definitions

  1. frieze; Frisian; West Frisian

Ancestry of “friisi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfrisa frieze
2FrenchFrise—
3Middle Frenchfrise—
4Italianfris—
5Medieval Latinfrisum—
6Latinfrigium—
7Arabicإِفْرِيزking beam, cornice
8Classical Syriacܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ—
9Ancient GreekπερίζωμαA loincloth worn around the waist
10Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
11New Latinheliumhelium
12Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
13Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
14Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
15Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
16Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “friisi”

  • itäfriisi
  • friisikangas
  • pohjoisfriisi
  • friisikankainen
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