English
frore
Frore comes from Old English froren ‘frozen’, from Proto-Germanic *freusaną ‘to freeze’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *prews-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*prews-‘to freeze’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*freusaną‘to freeze’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fruzanaz‘frozen’reconstructedpast participle of *freusaną
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*froʀanreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150froren‘frozen’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500frore
- Englishearliest quotation 1818same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*prews-‘to freeze’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*freusaną‘to freeze’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fruzanaz‘frozen’reconstructedpast participle of *freusaną
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*froʀanreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150froren‘frozen’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500frore
- Englishearliest quotation 1818same form
Earliest quotation: 1818, Percy Shelley, The Revolt of Islam: “We die, even as the winds of Autumn fade,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *prews- ‘to freeze’
frost, frieze, prurient, pruritus, 6 more
through Proto-Germanic *freusaną ‘to freeze’
Today it means
adj Extremely cold; frozen.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *prews- / frore