frosh

frosh · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*prew-“to jump, hop”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*fruskaz“frog”
3. Old English · inherited fromfrosc
4. Middle English · inherited fromfrossh
5. English todayfrosh

From Middle English frossh, frosch, from Old English frosc, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz (“frog”), from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump, hop”). Cognate with West Frisian froask (“frog”), Dutch vors (“frog”), German Frosch (“frog”), Norwegian frosk (“frog”), Icelandic froskur (“frog”). Doublet of frosk; more at frog.

frosh · noun, verb²

Blend of freshman + sophomore.

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