Where does “Vriese” come from?

Vriese (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch Frieso, from Old Saxon *Frēso, from Old Frisian Frēsa, from Proto-Germanic frisaz — curled; curly; crisp.

Vriese (Middle Dutch): Frisian

Definitions

  1. Frisian

Ancestry of “Vriese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old DutchFrieso—
2Old Saxon*Frēso—
3Old FrisianFrēsa—
4Proto-Germanicfrisazcurled; curly; crisp

Words derived from “Vriese”

Every word from Proto-Germanic frisaz →Every word from Old Frisian Frēsa →Every word from Old Saxon *Frēso →