Where does “frosta” come from?

frosta (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto frosto, from German frost, from Middle High German vrost, from Old High German frost, from Proto-West Germanic *frost, from Proto-Germanic frustaz, from Proto-Indo-European prustós — frost.

frosta (Esperanto): frosty; freezing

Definitions

  1. frosty; freezing

Ancestry of “frosta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofrostofreezing cold, frost
2Germanfrostfrost; freezing weather weather conditions below 0 °C
3Middle High Germanvrost—
4Old High Germanfrostfrost
5Proto-West Germanic*frost—
6Proto-Germanicfrustazcold; frost; freezing weather; frost; rime
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprustósfrost

Words derived from “frosta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prustós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frustaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *frost →
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