Where does “vors” come from?
vors (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vorsch, from Old Dutch frosk, from Proto-Germanic fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.
vors (Dutch): frog
Ancestry of “vors”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vorsch | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | frosk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fruskaz | frog |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | prew- | to jump |