Where does “frimas” come from?

frimas (Old French) comes from Old French frime, from Old English hrīm, from Proto-Germanic hrīmaz, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

Ancestry of “frimas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfrimehoarfrost
2Old Englishhrīmhoarfrost
3Proto-Germanichrīmaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “frimas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrīmaz →Every word from Old English hrīm →