Where does “frogspawn” come from?

frogspawn (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.

frogspawn (English): A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds...

Definitions

  1. A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds...

Ancestry of “frogspawn”, step by step

frogspawn 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 spawn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspawnTo produce or deposit in water; To generate,...
2Middle Englishspawne—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *flukkô →