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Where does “froskr” come from?

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

froskr (Old Norse): frog

Definitions

  1. frog

Ancestry of “froskr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfruskazfrog
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

Words derived from “froskr”

  • frosh
  • frosk
  • prefrosh
  • frosk
  • frosk
  • frosk
  • frossh
  • froskdýr
  • froskur
  • froskmansbúni
  • vanligur froskur
  • froskmaður
  • froskur
  • leyvfroskur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →