Where does “froggishly” come from?
froggishly (English) comes from English froggish, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
froggishly (English): In a froggish manner
Definitions
- In a froggish manner
Ancestry of “froggishly”, step by step
froggishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English froggish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | froggish | Resembling or characteristic of a frog; Inclined... |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |