Where does “froask” come from?

froask (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian frosk, from Proto-West Germanic frosk, from Proto-Germanic fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

froask (West Frisian): frog

Definitions

  1. frog

Ancestry of “froask”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfrosk—
2Proto-West Germanicfroskfrog
3Proto-Germanicfruskazfrog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fruskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frosk →