Where does “Südfrosch” come from?

Südfrosch (German) comes from German Süden, from Italian sud, from French sud, from Middle French sud, from Old French sud, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Südfrosch (German): Certain frogs, in the broader sense containing all of the leptodactylids

Definitions

  1. Certain frogs, in the broader sense containing all of the leptodactylids

Ancestry of “Südfrosch”, step by step

Südfrosch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Süden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSüdensouth
2Italiansudsouth
3Frenchsudsouth
4Middle Frenchsudsouth
5Old Frenchsudsouth
6Old Englishsūþsouth
7Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via German Frosch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFroschfrog
2Middle High Germanvrosch—
3Old High Germanfroscfrog
4Proto-West Germanicfroskfrog
5Proto-Germanicfruskazfrog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Old English sūþ →