Where does “Ruderfrosch” come from?

Ruderfrosch (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.

Ruderfrosch (German): shrub frog, rhacophorid (Rhacophoridae)

Definitions

  1. shrub frog, rhacophorid (Rhacophoridae)

Ancestry of “Ruderfrosch”, step by step

Ruderfrosch 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 Ruder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRuderoar; rudder; steer
2Old High Germanruodar—
3Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fruskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frosk →