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Where does “freosan” come from?

freosan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic freusan, from Proto-Germanic freusaną, from Proto-Indo-European prews- — to freeze; frost.

freosan (Old English): to freeze

Definitions

  1. to freeze

Ancestry of “freosan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfreusanto freeze
2Proto-Germanicfreusanąto freeze
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost

Words derived from “freosan”

  • frozen
  • freeze
  • freezer
  • antifreeze
  • unfrozen
  • unfreeze
  • refreeze
  • frore
  • nonfrozen
  • frozenness
  • freezable
  • freezeout
  • semifrozen
  • frozenly
  • freezeth
  • freezy
  • nonfreezable
  • freezie
  • prefreeze
  • bumfreezer
  • frory
  • postfreeze
  • freezeproof
  • permafrozen
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