Where does “Froschgoscherl” come from?

Froschgoscherl (German) comes from German Frosch, 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.

Froschgoscherl (German): snapdragon

Definitions

  1. snapdragon

Ancestry of “Froschgoscherl”, step by step

Froschgoscherl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Frosch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFroschfrog
2Middle High Germanvrosch—
3Old High Germanfroscfrog
4Proto-West Germanicfroskfrog
5Proto-Germanicfruskazfrog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

via German Goscherl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGoscherlmouth
2German-erlsuffix used to create a diminutive form, mostly...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fruskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frosk →