frosk

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English

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Etymology

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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.

Noun

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frosk (plural frosks)

  1. (dialectal) A frog.

Anagrams

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Icelandic

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Noun

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frosk

  1. indefinite accusative singular of froskur

Middle English

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Noun

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frosk

  1. Alternative form of frossh

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (jump, hop).

Noun

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frosk m (definite singular frosken, indefinite plural frosker, definite plural froskene)

  1. a frog (amphibian)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (jump, hop).

Noun

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frosk m (definite singular frosken, indefinite plural froskar, definite plural froskane)

  1. a frog (amphibian)

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Old High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *frosk.

Noun

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frosk m

  1. frog

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014