frosk
English
Etymology
From Middle English frosk, from Old English frosc, frox (“frog”) and Old Norse froskr (“frog”); both from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, *fruþskaz (“frog”), from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump, hop”). Doublet of frosh.
Icelandic
Middle English
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”).
Noun
frosk m (definite singular frosken, indefinite plural frosker, definite plural froskene)
- a frog (amphibian)
See also
References
- “frosk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”).
Noun
frosk m (definite singular frosken, indefinite plural froskar, definite plural froskane)
- a frog (amphibian)
See also
- myrlapp
- padde
- rumpetroll
References
- “frosk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *frosk.
Declension
Descendants
References
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
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