Where does “frizer” come from?

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

frizer (Old French): to frizzle, crisp, curl, ruffle, braid, touch...

Definitions

  1. to frizzle, crisp, curl, ruffle, braid, touch...

Ancestry of “frizer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishfriscurl
2Proto-Germanicfrisazcurled; curly; crisp
Every word from Proto-Germanic frisazEvery word from Frankish fris