Where does “Pfeiffrosch” come from?

Pfeiffrosch (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.

Pfeiffrosch (German): southern frog, leptodactylid (Leptodactylidae)

Definitions

  1. southern frog, leptodactylid (Leptodactylidae)

Ancestry of “Pfeiffrosch”, step by step

Pfeiffrosch 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 pfeifen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpfeifento whistle; to act as referee; to be uninterested...
2Middle High Germanpfīfen—
3Old High Germanphīfōn—
4LatinpipoI pip, peep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →