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.

frost (German): frost; freezing weather weather conditions below 0 °C

Definitions

  1. frost; freezing weather weather conditions below 0 °C

Ancestry of “frost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvrost—
2Old High Germanfrostfrost
3Proto-West Germanic*frost—
4Proto-Germanicfrustazcold; frost; freezing weather; frost; rime
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprustósfrost

Words derived from “frost”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prustós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frustaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *frost →