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Where does “*frosk” come from?
*frosk (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.
Ancestry of “*frosk”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
fruskaz
frog
2
Proto-Indo-European
prew-
to jump
Words derived from “*frosk”
frosk
Fräsch
vrosch
Frösch
Frosch
Frosch
vrosch
fräschhet
ofräsch
Wedderfrösch
freesi
fröschene
Teichfrosch
Knallfrosch
Froschmann
froschen
Froschgoscherl
Froschkönig
Froschlaich
Froschlöffel
Froschperspektive
Froschteich
Madagaskarfrosch
Pfeiffrosch
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