Where does “frisieren” come from?

frisieren (German) comes from French friser, from Old Frisian frisle, from Proto-Germanic frisaz — curled; curly; crisp.

frisieren (German): to dress the hair

Definitions

  1. to dress the hair

Ancestry of “frisieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfriserto curl; to graze, to pass by barely touching; to...
2Old Frisianfrislecurly hair
3Proto-Germanicfrisazcurled; curly; crisp
Every word from Proto-Germanic frisaz →