Where does “Frosch” come from?

Frosch (German) comes from Middle High German vrosch, from Old High German frosc, from Proto-West Germanic frosk, from Proto-Germanic fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

Frosch (German): frog

Definitions

  1. frog

Ancestry of “Frosch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvrosch—
2Old High Germanfroscfrog
3Proto-West Germanicfroskfrog
4Proto-Germanicfruskazfrog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

Words derived from “Frosch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fruskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frosk →