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

Knallfrosch 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 knall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknallsingular imperative of knallen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanknellen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fruskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frosk →