Where does “frēosan” come from?

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

frēosan (Old English): to freeze

Definitions

  1. to freeze

Ancestry of “frēosan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “frēosan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic freusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic freusan →