Where does “frosto” come from?
frosto (Esperanto) comes 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.
frosto (Esperanto): freezing cold, frost
Definitions
- freezing cold, frost
Ancestry of “frosto”, step by step
frosto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German frost
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | frost | frost; freezing weather weather conditions below 0 °C |
| 2 | Middle High German | vrost | — |
| 3 | Old High German | frost | frost |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *frost | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frustaz | cold; frost; freezing weather; frost; rime |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | prustós | frost |
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 |