Etymology

Frise

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Today it means: Frisia: (historical) a traditionally Frisian-speaking coastal Western Europe, politically split between Netherlands and Germany Full definition →

Middle English Frīse ← Old English Frīsa ← Proto-West Germanic *Frīsō
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  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*Frīsō
  2. Old English · inherited fromFrīsa
  3. Middle English · inherited fromFrīse
  4. English todayFrise

From Middle English Frīse, from Old English Frīsa, Proto-West Germanic *Frīsō.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.