Where does “dauwvorst” come from?

dauwvorst (Dutch) comes from Dutch vorst, from Middle Dutch vorst, from Old Dutch frost, from Proto-West Germanic *frost, from Proto-Germanic frustaz, from Proto-Indo-European prustós — frost.

dauwvorst (Dutch): hoarfrost, rime

Definitions

  1. hoarfrost, rime

Ancestry of “dauwvorst”, step by step

dauwvorst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vorst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvorstThe generic term for prince, monarch, ruler; A...
2Middle Dutchvorstfrost, icy cold
3Old Dutchfrost—
4Proto-West Germanic*frost—
5Proto-Germanicfrustazcold; frost; freezing weather; frost; rime
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprustósfrost

via Dutch dauw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdauwdew
2Middle Dutchdau—
3Old Dutchdāu—
4Proto-Germanic*dawwaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prustós →