Where does “vries” come from?

vries (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vriezen, from Middle Dutch vriesen, from Old Dutch friesan, from Proto-West Germanic freusan, from Proto-Germanic freusaną, from Proto-Indo-European prews- — to freeze; frost.

vries (Afrikaans): to freeze

Definitions

  1. to freeze

Ancestry of “vries”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvriezento freeze
2Middle Dutchvriesento freeze
3Old Dutchfriesanto freeze
4Proto-West Germanicfreusanto freeze
5Proto-Germanicfreusanąto freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic freusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic freusan →