Where does “erfréieren” come from?
erfréieren (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish fréieren, from Middle High German vrieren, from Old High German friosan, from Proto-West Germanic freusan, from Proto-Germanic freusaną, from Proto-Indo-European prews- — to freeze; frost.
erfréieren (Luxembourgish): to freeze to death
Ancestry of “erfréieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | fréieren | to freeze; inflection of fréier:
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| 2 | Middle High German | vrieren | — |
| 3 | Old High German | friosan | to freeze |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | freusan | to freeze |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | freusaną | to freeze |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | prews- | to freeze; frost |