franzir

Portuguese

verb
Definitions
  • to frown to form wrinkles in forehead

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French froncir (frown, wrinkle) derived from Frankish *hrunkja (wrinkle, a wrinkle) derived from Proto-Germanic *hrunkijō derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp) derived from Latin frango, frangere.

Origin

Latin

frango, frangere

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