Where does “frieren” come from?

frieren (German) comes from Middle High German vrieren, from Old High German friosan, from Proto-West Germanic freusan, from Proto-Germanic freusaną, from Proto-Indo-European prews- — to freeze; frost.

frieren (German): to freeze; to feel cold; to be freezing

Definitions

  1. to freeze; to feel cold; to be freezing

Ancestry of “frieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvrieren—
2Old High Germanfriosanto freeze
3Proto-West Germanicfreusanto freeze
4Proto-Germanicfreusanąto freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost

Words derived from “frieren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic freusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic freusan →