froskr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, whence also Old English frosc, Old High German frosc. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”).

Noun

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froskr m

  1. frog

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: froskur
  • Faroese: froskur
  • Norwegian: frosk
  • → Middle English: frosk

References

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  • “froskr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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