Where does “vastvriezen” come from?

vastvriezen (Dutch) 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.

vastvriezen (Dutch): to freeze stuck, to freeze onto something

Definitions

  1. to freeze stuck, to freeze onto something

Ancestry of “vastvriezen”, step by step

vastvriezen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vriezen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvriezento freeze
2Middle Dutchvriesento freeze
3Old Dutchfriesanto freeze
4Proto-West Germanicfreusanto freeze
5Proto-Germanicfreusanąto freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost

via Dutch vast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvastfirm, fast, tight; fixed, not moving or changing;...
2Middle Dutchvast—
3Old Dutchfastfirm, strong
4Proto-West Germanicfastfixed, fast
5Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic freusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic freusan →