Where does “frossen” come from?

frossen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fryse, from Old Norse frjósa, from Proto-Germanic freusaną, from Proto-Indo-European prews- — to freeze; frost.

frossen (Norwegian Bokmål): frozen

Definitions

  1. frozen

Ancestry of “frossen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfryseto freeze
2Old Norsefrjósato freeze
3Proto-Germanicfreusanąto freeze
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic freusaną →Every word from Old Norse frjósa →