Where does “tilfrosen” come from?

tilfrosen (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk til, from Norwegian Nynorsk flukt, from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

tilfrosen (Norwegian Nynorsk): frozen (over) e.g. water covered in ice

Definitions

  1. frozen (over) e.g. water covered in ice

Ancestry of “tilfrosen”, step by step

tilfrosen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktilto; for; of
2Norwegian Nynorskfluktflight, escape
3Middle Low Germanvlucht
4Proto-West Germanic*fluhtīact of flying, flight
5Proto-Germanic*fluhtiją
6Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Middle English frosen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfrosen
2Middle Englishifroren
3Middle EnglishfresenTo freeze; to become frozen or reach freezing...
4Old Englishfrēosanto freeze
5Proto-West Germanicfreusanto freeze
6Proto-Germanicfreusanąto freeze
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną
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