Where does “frogling” come from?
frogling (English) comes 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.
frogling (English): a young or little frog
Definitions
- a young or little frog
Ancestry of “frogling”, step by step
frogling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Frog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 2 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 3 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 4 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |