{"id":1924,"date":"2022-05-07T11:21:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T11:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1924"},"modified":"2022-05-11T11:46:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T11:46:51","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-frolic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1924","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Frolic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Frolic\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-05-07T11:21:05+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we find out what links frolics and frogs.\n\n\n\nFrolic [\u02c8f\u0279\u0252l\u026ak] means:\n\n \tfull of fun\n \ta playful or mischievous action\n \tan occasion or scene of fun\n \tto play and run about happily\n\nIt comes from the Dutch vrolijk [\u02c8vro\u02d0\u02ccl\u0259k] (cheerful, happy, m...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/frolic.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8084\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1924-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/frolic.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/frolic.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/frolic.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/frolic.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1924-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/frolic.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"frolic.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we find out what links <strong>frolics<\/strong> and <strong>frogs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/archer10\/20015523084\/in\/photolist-wuGMFA-oKX3KY-oKYUaR-otuvr9-otu8v7-oKYKLB-oKH3Gt-aqJVQZ-otu1BC-otu51k-oHWPTm-CWnyM-711T8E-oKGZQM-fBwofi-2nejHn2-8vGnwi-4a9R5C-2ZXmF-6qPGjj-4SDdTn-9WWe6V-2iaeWt-2knBsPS-xymiEK-2hsvcdG-pFpfJf-37tb2-BhowGr-2maSFg-5cqaiQ-64be8A-Hqf4X-8RhAgL-wjxJpD-r9diuB-tWGM3-5hvHq3-65DKHH-2254zZW-5oCYck-4Pkaj-2cAxK7-z2x1T-2hfu2Ak-2iqHmLp-54AzCy-8uNde5-4Xv6a4-2bodwHL\" title=\"California-06348 - Froggy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5807\/20015523084_7b422f6790_z.jpg\" alt=\"California-06348 - Froggy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frolic<\/strong> [\u02c8f\u0279\u0252l\u026ak] means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>full of fun<\/li>\n<li>a playful or mischievous action<\/li>\n<li>an occasion or scene of fun<\/li>\n<li>to play and run about happily<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from the Dutch <strong>vrolijk<\/strong> [\u02c8vro\u02d0\u02ccl\u0259k] (cheerful, happy, merry), via the Middle Dutch <em>vrolijc<\/em> and the Old Dutch <em>fr\u014dl\u012bk<\/em>, from the Proto-Germanic <em>*frawaz<\/em> [\u02c8\u0278r\u0251.w\u0251z] (happy, energetic) ultimately from the PIE <em>*prew-<\/em> (to jump, hop) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/frolic#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same Proto-Germanic root include the German words <strong>froh<\/strong> [f\u0281o\u02d0] (glad, cheerful, merry) and <strong>fr\u00f6hlich<\/strong> [\u02c8f\u0281\u00f8\u02d0l\u026a\u00e7] (happy, cheerful, merry); the Danish word <em>fro<\/em> [\u02c8f\u0281o\u02c0] (happy, carefree), and Icelandic word <em>fr\u00e1r<\/em> [frau\u02d0r] (swift, light-footed) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic\/frawaz\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The word <strong>frog<\/strong> \ud83d\udc38 comes from the same PIE root, via the Middle English <em>frogge<\/em> [\u02c8fr\u0254\u0261(\u0259)] (frog, toad, wretch, mushroom), the Old English <em>frocga<\/em> [\u02c8fro\u0261.\u0261\u0251] (frog), and the Proto-Germanic <em>*fru\u00feg\u00f4<\/em> (frog), from <em>*fru\u00fe<\/em> (frog) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/frog#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Another Old English word for frog was <em>fros\u010b<\/em> [fro\u0283], which apparently became <strong>frosh<\/strong> in southern English dialects, such as Essex, and is cognate with German word <strong>Frosch<\/strong> [f\u0281\u0254\u0283] (frog) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/frosc#Old_English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>In Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumbria and other parts of northern England, the word <strong>frosk<\/strong> is\/was used for frog, and comes from the Old Norse <em>froskr<\/em> (frog) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/frosk#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NlZFI8pEu9U\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NlZFI8pEu9U\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Frolic\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-05-07T11:21:05+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we find out what links frolics and frogs.\n\n\n\nFrolic [\u02c8f\u0279\u0252l\u026ak] means:\n\n \tfull of fun\n \ta playful or mischievous action\n \tan occasion or scene of fun\n \tto play and run about happily\n\nIt comes from the Dutch vrolijk [\u02c8vro\u02d0\u02ccl\u0259k] (cheerful, happy, m...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/frolic.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8085\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1924-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/frolic.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/frolic.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/frolic.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/frolic.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1924-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/frolic.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"frolic.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we find out what links frolics and frogs. Frolic [\u02c8f\u0279\u0252l\u026ak] means: full of fun a playful or mischievous action an occasion or scene of fun to play and run about happily It comes from the Dutch vrolijk [\u02c8vro\u02d0\u02ccl\u0259k] (cheerful, happy, merry), via the Middle Dutch vrolijc and the Old Dutch fr\u014dl\u012bk, from the Proto-Germanic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,31,47,20,56,24,29,4,58,55,64,1,57,59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-danish","category-dutch","category-english","category-etymology","category-german","category-icelandic","category-language","category-middle-english","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-old-norse-dnsk-tunga","category-podcast","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1924"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1935,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1924\/revisions\/1935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}