Where does “vorst” come from?

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

vorst (Dutch): The generic term for prince, monarch, ruler; A...

Definitions

  1. The generic term for prince, monarch, ruler; A...

Ancestry of “vorst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvorstfrost, icy cold
2Old Dutchfrost—
3Proto-West Germanic*frost—
4Proto-Germanicfrustazcold; frost; freezing weather; frost; rime
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprustósfrost

Words derived from “vorst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prustós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frustaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *frost →