Etymology

froglike

frog·like
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Today it means: Similar to a frog (amphibian), or to a characteristic of a frog. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English frog
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The story

  1. Englishfrog
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todayfroglike

From frog + -like.

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