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Where does “fris” come from?

fris (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic frisaz — curled; curly; crisp.

fris (Frankish): curl

Definitions

  1. curl

Ancestry of “fris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfrisazcurled; curly; crisp

Words derived from “fris”

  • frizzy
  • frizz
  • frizzle
  • frizzly
  • frizzen
  • frizziness
  • antifrizz
  • frizzily
  • frizzler
  • defrizz
  • unfrizzy
  • frizz
  • frysen
  • friser
  • frizer
  • friser
Every word from Proto-Germanic frisaz →