Where does “frösteln” come from?

frösteln (German) 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.

frösteln (German): to shiver, to feel chilly, to shudder

Definitions

  1. to shiver, to feel chilly, to shudder

Ancestry of “frösteln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfrostfrost; freezing weather weather conditions below 0 °C
2Middle High Germanvrost—
3Old High Germanfrostfrost
4Proto-West Germanic*frost—
5Proto-Germanicfrustazcold; frost; freezing weather; frost; rime
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprustósfrost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prustós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frustaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *frost →