Where does “Frīse” come from?
Frīse (Middle English) comes from Old Frisian Frīsa, from Esperanto friso, from French frison, from French Frise, from Middle French frise, from Italian fris, from Medieval Latin frisum, from Latin frigium.
Ancestry of “Frīse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | Frīsa | — |
| 2 | Esperanto | friso | frieze; Frisian |
| 3 | French | frison | a lock of hair; Frisian, from or pertaining to... |
| 4 | French | Frise | — |
| 5 | Middle French | frise | — |
| 6 | Italian | fris | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | frisum | — |
| 8 | Latin | frigium | — |
| 9 | Arabic | إِفْرِيز | king beam, cornice |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | περίζωμα | A loincloth worn around the waist |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | κῦμα | swell, wave, billow; fetus, embryo |
| 14 | Proto-Hellenic | kūmə | swell, wave |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱúh₁mn̥ | — |