Where does “Wedderfrösch” come from?

Wedderfrösch (Central Franconian) comes from Central Franconian Wedder, from Old High German wedar, from Proto-West Germanic hwaþar, from Proto-Germanic hwaþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

Wedderfrösch (Central Franconian): a frog kept in a jar with a small ladder, used to predict the weather; see

Definitions

  1. a frog kept in a jar with a small ladder, used to predict the weather; see

Ancestry of “Wedderfrösch”, step by step

Wedderfrösch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Franconian Wedder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianWedderweather
2Old High Germanwedarwhich
3Proto-West Germanichwaþarwhich
4Proto-Germanichwaþerazwhich, what
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

via Central Franconian Frösch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianFröschfrog
2Old High Germanfroskfrog
3Proto-West Germanicfroskfrog
4Proto-Germanicfruskazfrog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros →