Where does “gerișor” come from?

gerișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian ger, from Latin gelū, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

Ancestry of “gerișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangerfrost; frigidness, frosty weather
2Latingelūfrost
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-