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