Where does “frysa” come from?

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

frysa (Norwegian Nynorsk): to be cold; to freeze

Definitions

  1. to be cold; to freeze

Ancestry of “frysa”, step by step

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