Where does “frogpole” come from?

frogpole (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.

frogpole (English): A young frog in the stage of development after tadpole and before froglet

Definitions

  1. A young frog in the stage of development after tadpole and before froglet

Ancestry of “frogpole”, step by step

frogpole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Frog

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

via English tadpole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtadpoleA young toad or frog in its larval stage of...
2Middle Englishtadpolle—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *flukkô →