Where does “frogsicle” come from?

frogsicle (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.

frogsicle (English): A cold or frozen frog

Definitions

  1. A cold or frozen frog

Ancestry of “frogsicle”, step by step

frogsicle 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 sicle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsicleA shekel
2Frenchsicleshekel weight
3Latinsiclusshekel
4Hebrewשֶׁקֶלsheqel; shekel
5Akkadianšiqlumshekel
6Proto-Semiticṯqlto weigh; burden, weight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →