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Where does “frustaz” come from?

frustaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European prustós — frost.

frustaz (Proto-Germanic): cold; frost; freezing weather; frost; rime

Definitions

  1. cold; frost; freezing weather; frost; rime

Ancestry of “frustaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanprustósfrost

Words derived from “frustaz”

  • frost
  • frosty
  • frosted
  • frosting
  • permafrost
  • frostbite
  • frostbitten
  • defrost
  • frostily
  • frostiness
  • defroster
  • frostwork
  • unfrosted
  • frostless
  • frostnip
  • frostproof
  • frostlike
  • frostweed
  • frostfish
  • subpermafrost
  • frosten
  • antifrost
  • frostinglike
  • frostwort
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