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Where does “frosk” come from?

frosk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

frosk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a frog

Definitions

  1. a frog

Ancestry of “frosk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefroskrfrog
2Proto-Germanicfruskazfrog
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →