Where does “frisar” come from?

frisar (Portuguese) comes from French friser, from Old Frisian frisle, from Proto-Germanic frisaz — curled; curly; crisp.

frisar (Portuguese): to curl, crimp; to emphasise, to stress

Definitions

  1. to curl, crimp; to emphasise, to stress

Ancestry of “frisar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfriserto curl; to graze, to pass by barely touching; to...
2Old Frisianfrislecurly hair
3Proto-Germanicfrisazcurled; curly; crisp
Every word from Proto-Germanic frisaz →