 The name of the village was taken from that of the encompassing region of Frickgau (mentioned as "Frichgowe" in 926), from a Vulgar Latin , in reference to the iron mine located here in the Roman era (a formation based on Latin "ferrāria" "iron mine" with the "-icius" suffix), whence early Romance "*Ferrícia", Old High German "*Ferríkkea", recorded as "Fricho" in the 11th century.Starting in the High Middle Ages, Frickgau was owned by the Counts of Homberg-Thierstein.Later, around 1230, it passed to the House of Habsburg, and was overseen by Habsburg ministeriales, known as the lords of Frick,
with Gipf, Upper Frick part of Oeschgen, forming the Frick bailiwick ("Vogtei") (also called the "Homburgeramt").