Where does “frost” come from?

Frost comes from Old English frost, from Proto-Germanic frustaz, from Proto-Indo-European prews-, meaning to freeze or burn.

frost (English): A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that...

Definitions

  1. A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that...

Ancestry of “frost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfrostCold, freezing, or frosty weather; weather that...
2Old Englishfrostproduced by metathesis
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprustósfrost

Words derived from “frost”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prustós →Every word from Old English frost →Every word from Middle English frost →