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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fruskaz
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This Proto-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-Germanic
Etymology
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”), cognate with Proto-West Germanic *froggō (“frog”), Old Norse frauðr (“frog”).[1]
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *fruskaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *fruskaz | *fruskōz, *fruskōs | |
| vocative | *frusk | *fruskōz, *fruskōs | |
| accusative | *fruską | *fruskanz | |
| genitive | *fruskas, *fruskis | *fruskǫ̂ | |
| dative | *fruskai | *fruskamaz | |
| instrumental | *fruskō | *fruskamiz | |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *frosk
- Old Norse: froskr
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) “Fruska-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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