Where does “vriesen” come from?
vriesen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch friesan, from Proto-West Germanic freusan, from Proto-Germanic freusaną, from Proto-Indo-European prews- — to freeze; frost.
vriesen (Middle Dutch): to freeze
Ancestry of “vriesen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | friesan | to freeze |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | freusan | to freeze |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | freusaną | to freeze |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | prews- | to freeze; frost |
Words derived from “vriesen”