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Where does “frysen” come from?

frysen (Middle English) comes from Old French friser, from Frankish fris, from Proto-Germanic frisaz — curled; curly; crisp.

Ancestry of “frysen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfriser—
2Frankishfriscurl
3Proto-Germanicfrisazcurled; curly; crisp

Words derived from “frysen”

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