Where does “vriesch” come from?

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

vriesch (Middle Dutch): Frisian

Definitions

  1. Frisian

Ancestry of “vriesch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchVrieseFrisian
2Old DutchFrieso
3Old Saxon*Frēso
4Old FrisianFrēsa
5Proto-Germanicfrisazcurled; curly; crisp
Every word from Proto-Germanic frisaz