franzir

Meaning

to frown (to form wrinkles in forehead)

Hyphenated as

fran‧zir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɾɐ̃ˈzi(ʁ)/

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Old French froncir (“to wrinkle, frown”), from Frankish *hrunkja "a wrinkle" from Proto-Germanic *hrunkijō, *hrunkitō (“fold, wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Less likely from Latin frangere; cf. however also franger.