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
Ancestry of “froask”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | frosk | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | frosk | frog |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fruskaz | frog |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | prew- | to jump |