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Where does “frogness” come from?

frogness (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.

frogness (English): the state, quality, or condition of a frog

Definitions

  1. the state, quality, or condition of a frog

Ancestry of “frogness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFrogAlternative form of frog
2Portuguesefrocoflock
3Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
4Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
5Proto-Germanic*flukkô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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