Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fruþgô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

Pet-name form of Proto-Germanic *fruþ- (“frog”), from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump, hop”). Compare *frauþaz, *fruþskaz.

Noun

*fruþgô m

frog

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *fruþgô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fruþgô	*fruþganiz
vocative	*fruþgô	*fruþganiz
accusative	*fruþganų	*fruþganunz
genitive	*fruþginiz	*fruþganǫ̂
dative	*fruþgini	*fruþgammaz
instrumental	*fruþginē	*fruþgammiz

Descendants

Old English: frocga, frogga, froga
- Middle English: frog, frogge, frugge, froke
  - Scots: frog, froig
  - English: frog, frock (dialectal)
    - Hawaiian: poloka