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Where does “frjósa” come from?

frjósa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic freusaną, from Proto-Indo-European prews- — to freeze; frost.

frjósa (Old Norse): to freeze

Definitions

  1. to freeze

Ancestry of “frjósa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “frjósa”

  • fryshus
  • frysa
  • frysfack
  • frysepunkt
  • frossen
  • fryse
  • frysa
  • fryse
  • fryser
  • frjósa
  • frysa
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