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Where does “frosty” come from?

frosty (Middle English) comes from Old English forstiġ.

frosty (Middle English): Cold, freezing, frosty; being or experiencing...

Definitions

  1. Cold, freezing, frosty; being or experiencing...

Ancestry of “frosty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforstiġ—

Words derived from “frosty”

  • frosty
  • frostily
  • frostiness
Every word from Old English forstiġ →