Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frosk

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fruskaz.

Noun

*frosk m

  1. frog

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *frosk
Genitive *froskas
Singular Plural
Nominative *frosk *froskō, *froskōs
Accusative *frosk *froskā
Genitive *froskas *froskō
Dative *froskē *froskum
Instrumental *frosku *froskum

Descendants

  • Old English: frosc, frox, forsc
    • Middle English: frosk, frosch
  • Old Frisian: *frosk
  • Old Saxon: *frosk, *forsk
    • Middle Low German: vorsch
      • German Low German: Fuorsk (Münsterland); Frötske (Krummhörn, Ostfriesland)
  • Old Dutch: *frosk, *forsk
    • Middle Dutch: vorsch
      • Dutch: vors
      • Limburgish: vrósj
  • Old High German: frosk, frosc
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