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Where does “Frost” come from?

Frost (English) comes from Middle English frost, from Old English frost, from Proto-Indo-European prustós — frost.

Ancestry of “Frost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfrostCold, freezing, or frosty weather; weather that...
2Old Englishfrost—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprustósfrost

Words derived from “Frost”

  • Frostian
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