Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fruskaz
Appearance
Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]*fruskaz m[2]
Inflection
[edit]masculine a-stemDeclension of *fruskaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *fruskaz | *fruskōz, *fruskōs | |
vocative | *frusk | *fruskōz, *fruskōs | |
accusative | *fruską | *fruskanz | |
genitive | *fruskas, *fruskis | *fruskǫ̂ | |
dative | *fruskai | *fruskamaz | |
instrumental | *fruskō | *fruskamiz |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *frosk
- Old Norse: froskr
References
[edit]- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fruskaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 116
- ↑ 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