Where does “antifreeze” come from?

antifreeze (English) comes from English freeze, from Middle English fresen, from Old English frēosan, from Proto-West Germanic freusan, from Proto-Germanic freusaną, from Proto-Indo-European prews- — to freeze; frost.

antifreeze (English): A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the...

Definitions

  1. A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the...

Ancestry of “antifreeze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfreezeEspecially of a liquid, to become solid due to...
2Middle EnglishfresenTo freeze; to become frozen or reach freezing...
3Old Englishfrēosanto freeze
4Proto-West Germanicfreusanto freeze
5Proto-Germanicfreusanąto freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost

Words derived from “antifreeze”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic freusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic freusan →