Where does “frog” come from?

frog (English) comes from Old English frocga, from Proto-Germanic froggō.

frog (English): A small tailless amphibian of the order Anura...

Definitions

  1. A small tailless amphibian of the order Anura...

Ancestry of “frog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfrocgafrog
2Proto-Germanicfroggō—

Words derived from “frog”

Every word from Proto-Germanic froggō →Every word from Old English frocga →