Etymology of the English word frost
the English word
frostderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*preus-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*frusta-Derivations in English
defrost,
frostbelt,
frostbite,
frosted,
frosting,
frostwork,
permafrost,
frostflower,
frostline,
hoarfrost,
frosttedCognates
Dutch
vorst, German
Frost, Yiddish
frostUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English
