Etymology

Friesland

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Today it means: A province of the Netherlands. Full definition →

Middle English Frīsland ← Old English Frīsland
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  1. Old English · inherited fromFrīsland“Frisia”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromFrīsland
  3. English todayFriesland

From Middle English Frīsland, from Old English Frīsland (“Frisia”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.