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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fruskaz

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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From pre-Proto-Germanic *prugʰskos, from Proto-Indo-European *prugʰ-ḱó-s, from *prewgʰ- (to leap) +‎ *-ḱós (animal suffix), possibly extended from *prew- (to jump).[1] Cognate with Proto-West Germanic *froggō (frog), Old Norse frauðr (frog); see *froggō for more.[2]

Noun

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*fruskaz m[2]

  1. frog

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *fruskaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *fruskaz *fruskōz, *fruskōs
vocative *frusk *fruskōz, *fruskōs
accusative *fruską *fruskanz
genitive *fruskas, *fruskis *fruskǫ̂
dative *fruskai *fruskamaz
instrumental *fruskō *fruskamiz

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fruskaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 116
  2. 2.0 2.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*fruska-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 157