Where does “kikvors” come from?

kikvors (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kikvors, from Dutch vors, from Middle Dutch vorsch, from Old Dutch frosk, from Proto-Germanic fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

kikvors (Afrikaans): A frog

Definitions

  1. A frog

Ancestry of “kikvors”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkikvorsa frog
2Dutchvorsfrog
3Middle Dutchvorsch—
4Old Dutchfrosk—
5Proto-Germanicfruskazfrog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fruskaz →Every word from Old Dutch frosk →