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

Definitions

  1. to freeze

Ancestry of “vriesen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfriesanto freeze
2Proto-West Germanicfreusanto freeze
3Proto-Germanicfreusanąto freeze
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost

Words derived from “vriesen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic freusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic freusan →