Where does “frostar” come from?
frostar (Ido) comes from Esperanto frosti, from Esperanto frosto, from German frost, 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.
frostar (Ido): to freeze
Definitions
- to freeze
Ancestry of “frostar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | frosti | to freeze |
| 2 | Esperanto | frosto | freezing cold, frost |
| 3 | German | frost | frost; freezing weather weather conditions below 0 °C |
| 4 | Middle High German | vrost | — |
| 5 | Old High German | frost | frost |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *frost | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | frustaz | cold; frost; freezing weather; frost; rime |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | prustós | frost |