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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

Words derived from “frizer”

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