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