Where does “frore” come from?

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

frore (English): Extremely cold; frozen; simple past tense and...

Definitions

  1. Extremely cold; frozen; simple past tense and...

Ancestry of “frore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfrorenpast participle of fresen
2Old Englishfrēosanto freeze
3Proto-West Germanicfreusanto freeze
4Proto-Germanicfreusanąto freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost

Words derived from “frore”

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