Where does “eafrosk” come from?

eafrosk (Middle English) comes from Middle English ee, from Old English ēa, from Proto-West Germanic ahu, from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

eafrosk (Middle English): waterfrog

Definitions

  1. waterfrog

Ancestry of “eafrosk”, step by step

eafrosk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English ee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglisheeAlternative form of æ
2Old Englishēaflowing water, stream, river; water; river,...
3Proto-West Germanicahuriver
4Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Middle English frosk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfroskAlternative form of frossh
2Old Englishfrosċfrog
3Proto-Germanicfruskazfrog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ahu →