Where does “fröyst” come from?

fröyst (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian frööys, from Old Norse freysa, from Proto-Germanic frausijaną.

fröyst (Westrobothnian): frost

Definitions

  1. frost

Ancestry of “fröyst”, step by step

fröyst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Westrobothnian frööys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WestrobothnianfrööysTo get frostbitten
2Old Norsefreysa—
3Proto-Germanicfrausijaną—

via Old Norse frost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefrostfrost
2Proto-Germanicfrustą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic frausijaną →Every word from Old Norse freysa →Every word from Westrobothnian frööys →