Where does “viervorst” come from?

viervorst (Negerhollands) comes from Dutch viervorst, from Dutch vorst, from Middle Dutch vorst, from Old Dutch frost, from Proto-West Germanic *frost, from Proto-Germanic frustaz, from Proto-Indo-European prustós — frost.

viervorst (Negerhollands): tetrarch

Definitions

  1. tetrarch

Ancestry of “viervorst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchviervorst
2DutchvorstThe generic term for prince, monarch, ruler; A...
3Middle Dutchvorstfrost, icy cold
4Old Dutchfrost
5Proto-West Germanic*frost
6Proto-Germanicfrustazcold; frost; freezing weather; frost; rime
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprustósfrost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prustós