Where does “freeze” come from?

freeze (English) comes 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.

freeze (English): Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to...

Definitions

  1. Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to...

Ancestry of “freeze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfresenTo freeze; to become frozen or reach freezing...
2Old Englishfrēosanto freeze
3Proto-West Germanicfreusanto freeze
4Proto-Germanicfreusanąto freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost

Words derived from “freeze”

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