Where does “frosk” come from?

frosk (English) comes from Middle English frosk, from Old English frosċ, from Proto-Germanic fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

frosk (English): A frog

Definitions

  1. A frog

Ancestry of “frosk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfroskAlternative form of frossh
2Old Englishfrosċfrog
3Proto-Germanicfruskazfrog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fruskaz →Every word from Old English frosċ →