Where does “frostig” come from?

frostig (German) comes from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

frostig (German): frosty

Definitions

  1. frosty

Ancestry of “frostig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
2German-jährigyears old; years lasting
3GermanJahryear
4Middle High Germanjāryear
5Old High Germanjāryear
6Proto-West Germanicjāryear
7Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

Words derived from “frostig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from German -ig →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →