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Where does “frjósa” come from?

frjósa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse frjósa, from Proto-Germanic freusaną, from Proto-Indo-European prews- — to freeze; frost.

frjósa (Icelandic): to freeze

Definitions

  1. to freeze

Ancestry of “frjósa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefrjósato freeze
2Proto-Germanicfreusanąto freeze
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prews- →