Where does “frost hollow” come from?
frost hollow (English) comes from English hollow, from Middle English holow, from Old English holh, from Proto-Germanic *hulhwą.
frost hollow (English): An enclosed depression with a much lower average temperature than the surrounding landscape, caused by the accumulation of cold, dense air
Definitions
- An enclosed depression with a much lower average temperature than the surrounding landscape, caused by the accumulation of cold, dense air
Ancestry of “frost hollow”, step by step
frost hollow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hollow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hollow | A small valley between mountains; A sunken area... |
| 2 | Middle English | holow | Alternative form of holgh; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | holh | a hollow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hulhwą | — |
via English Frost
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Frost | A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing |
| 2 | Middle English | frost | Cold, freezing, or frosty weather; weather that... |
| 3 | Old English | frost | produced by metathesis |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | prustós | frost |