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Where does “unfrosted” come from?

unfrosted (English) comes from English frosted, from English Frost, from Middle English frost, from Old English frost, from Proto-Indo-European prustós — frost.

unfrosted (English): Not frosted

Definitions

  1. Not frosted

Ancestry of “unfrosted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrostedCovered in frost; frosty; Appearing to be covered...
2EnglishFrost—
3Middle EnglishfrostCold, freezing, or frosty weather; weather that...
4Old Englishfrost—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprustósfrost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prustós →