Where does “friser” come from?

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

friser (Norman): to curl

Definitions

  1. to curl

Ancestry of “friser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfriser—
2Frankishfriscurl
3Proto-Germanicfrisazcurled; curly; crisp
Every word from Proto-Germanic frisaz →Every word from Frankish fris →Every word from Old French friser →