frolic

Since I have gotten this obsession with the suffix *-ek/h2-,
nominally individuating/singulative (X-eh2 'one individual X'; it
takes 3rd sg. in verbs), verbally factitive (I believe the factitive
suffix, *-eh2-ye-, is composed of the just-mentioned nominal suffix
plus the verb *ye- "go, make go (ie. impel)", and since I want to
identify this *-ek/h2- suffix with the Nordwestblock -k-
individuating suffix (German 'Made', Danish 'maddike' "maggot",
Danish 'padde' "amphibian", English 'paddock'), I am on the lookout
for Nordwestblock verbs in -k-.

I came across English 'frolic', German 'frohlocken'. They are
obviously related, but the dictionaries I've consulted don't seem to
think so. English ones derive it from the Dutch adj. 'vrolijk',
which makes no sense; the first attestations in English is as a
verb, then as a noun. German ones analyse it as 'froh'
+ 'löcken' "jump" (related to English 'lick' "beat, defeat" ?)

Is there any way to analyse a suffix -k-ye- out of them?

Are there any other 'Nordwestblock' verbs with a suspiciously suffix-
looking -ck-? I think Dutch might have some, I can't think of any
right now though.


Torsten