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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”

  • kerkvorst
  • dauwvorst
  • vorst-bisschop
  • vorstbisdom
  • grootvorst
  • vorstendom
  • grootvorstendom
  • vors
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prustós →