Where does “frosted” come from?
Frosted comes from Old English -od, a past participle suffix from Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European prews- meaning "to freeze" with the suffix -tós.
frosted (English): Covered in frost; frosty; Appearing to be covered...
Definitions
- Covered in frost; frosty; Appearing to be covered...
Ancestry of “frosted”, step by step
| 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 |