frosc

Old English

Alternative forms

frox, forsċ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /froʃ/

Noun

frosċ m

frog

Descendants

Middle English: frosch
- English: frosh (dialectal)

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