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Where does “Knallfrosch” come from?

Knallfrosch (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.

Knallfrosch (German): a type of firecracker that jumps on the ground...

Definitions

  1. a type of firecracker that jumps on the ground...

Ancestry of “Knallfrosch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFroschfrog
2Middle High Germanvrosch—
3Old High Germanfroscfrog
4Proto-West Germanicfroskfrog
5Proto-Germanicfruskazfrog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →