Where does “friser” come from?

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

Ancestry of “friser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishfriscurl
2Proto-Germanicfrisazcurled; curly; crisp

Words derived from “friser

Every word from Proto-Germanic frisazEvery word from Frankish fris