Etymology Explorer
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Where does “*Frēso” come from?
*Frēso (Old Saxon) comes from Old Frisian Frēsa, from Proto-Germanic frisaz — curled; curly; crisp.
Ancestry of “*Frēso”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Frisian
Frēsa
—
2
Proto-Germanic
frisaz
curled; curly; crisp
Words derived from “*Frēso”
Friesland
Frieslander
Frieso
Friese
Vriese
Fries
fries
vriesch
Friesland
Oudfries
frisist
friso
ontfriezen
Vriezenveen
de Vries
Friezin
verfriezen
Frīzlande
frison
Frīsa
Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk
de Vries
Frislando
ontfriezing
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