Fries

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈfris/

noun
Definitions
  • a Frisian, member of a Germanic people; a speaker of one of the Frisian languages
  • a West Frisian specifically; a speaker of the West Frisian language

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch Friese inherited from Old Dutch *Frieso derived from Old Saxon *Frēso derived from Old Frisian Frēsa.

Origin

Old Frisian

Frēsa

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