Where does “frory” come from?

frory (English) comes from English frore, 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.

frory (English): Frosty; frozen; Covered with a froth resembling...

Definitions

  1. Frosty; frozen; Covered with a froth resembling...

Ancestry of “frory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfroreExtremely cold; frozen; simple past tense and...
2Middle Englishfrorenpast participle of fresen
3Old Englishfrēosanto freeze
4Proto-West Germanicfreusanto freeze
5Proto-Germanicfreusanąto freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic freusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic freusan →