Where does “frost-stache” come from?
frost-stache (English) comes from English Frost, from Middle English frost, from Old English frost, from Proto-Indo-European prustós — frost.
frost-stache (English): A frosted mustache
Definitions
- A frosted mustache
Ancestry of “frost-stache”, step by step
frost-stache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English mustache
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mustache | Alternative spelling of moustache |