frosk
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
frosk (plural frosks)
Anagrams edit
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
frosk
Middle English edit
Noun edit
frosk
- Alternative form of frossh
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”).
Noun edit
frosk m (definite singular frosken, indefinite plural frosker, definite plural froskene)
- a frog (amphibian)
See also edit
References edit
- “frosk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”).
Noun edit
frosk m (definite singular frosken, indefinite plural froskar, definite plural froskane)
- a frog (amphibian)
See also edit
References edit
- “frosk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *frosk.
Noun edit
frosk m
Declension edit
Declension of frosk (masculine a-stem)
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | frosk | froska |
accusative | frosk | froska |
genitive | froskes | frosko |
dative | froske | froskum |
instrumental | frosku | — |
Descendants edit
- Middle High German: vrosch
References edit
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014