Where does “fresen” come from?

fresen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German vrêsen, from Old Saxon friosan, from Proto-West Germanic freusan, from Proto-Germanic freusaną, from Proto-Indo-European prews- — to freeze; frost.

fresen (Low German): to freeze

Definitions

  1. to freeze

Ancestry of “fresen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvrêsen—
2Old Saxonfriosanto freeze
3Proto-West Germanicfreusanto freeze
4Proto-Germanicfreusanąto freeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic freusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic freusan →