Where does “leyvfroskur” come from?

leyvfroskur (Faroese) comes from Faroese leyv, from Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic laubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

leyvfroskur (Faroese): tree frog

Definitions

  1. tree frog

Ancestry of “leyvfroskur”, step by step

leyvfroskur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese leyv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseleyvleaves, foliage; a leaf
2Old Norselaufleaf
3Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

via Faroese froskur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefroskurfrog
2Old Norsefroskrfrog
3Proto-Germanicfruskazfrog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laubą →