Where does “frime” come from?

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

frime (Old French): hoarfrost

Definitions

  1. hoarfrost

Ancestry of “frime”, step by step

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

Words derived from “frime”

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