Where does “vorst” come from?
vorst (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch frost, from Proto-West Germanic *frost, from Proto-Germanic frustaz, from Proto-Indo-European prustós — frost.
vorst (Middle Dutch): frost, icy cold
Ancestry of “vorst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | frost | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *frost | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | frustaz | cold; frost; freezing weather; frost; rime |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | prustós | frost |