Where does “froste” come from?
froste (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto frosta, 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.
froste (Esperanto): freezing, frosty
Ancestry of “froste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | frosta | frosty; freezing |
| 2 | Esperanto | frosto | freezing cold, frost |
| 3 | German | frost | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | vrost | — |
| 5 | Old High German | frost | frost |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *frost | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | frustaz | cold; frost; freezing weather; frost; rime |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | prustós | frost |