frosh
English
/fɹɔʃ/, /fɹɑʃ/
noun
Definitions
- (now) A frog.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English frossh inherited from Old English frosċ (frog) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz (frog) derived from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (jump, hop, jerk, leap).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*prew-
Gloss
jump, hop, jerk, leap
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
踊
Emoji
🐸 🦘
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- prefrosh English
- Frosch German
- Froschfresser German
- Froschgoscherl German
- Froschmann German
- Froschperspektive German
- Froschteich German
- Knallfrosch German
- Laubfrosch German
- Teichfrosch German
- froschen German
- boomvors Dutch, Flemish
- kikvors Dutch, Flemish
- vors Dutch, Flemish
- прыгать Russian
- *prew- Proto-Indo-European
- *frawiþō Proto-Germanic
- *fruskaz Proto-Germanic
- *fruþ- Proto-Germanic
- *fruþgô Proto-Germanic
- frosc Old English
- frosċ Old English
- frossh Middle English
- froskr Old Norse
- froskdýr Icelandic
- froskur Icelandic
- پریدن Persian
- vorsch Middle Dutch
- frosc Old High German
- frosk Old High German
- vrosch Middle High German
- *frosk gmw-pro
- *frosk Old Dutch
- bross Cimbrian
- vrosch Cimbrian
- froask Western Frisian
- *frosk Old Frisian