Where did the French nickname frogs come from?

Answer 1

It comes for the French´s reputation for eating frogs.

Answer 2

Upon listening to "War and Peace" in an audio book production, there is a scene during a first sighting a Russian group of soldiers had of the French. The description of the French uniforms by one soldier was that there was a patch on the left shoulder that looked like a frog. I have not been able to substantiate this as fact but if they were called frogs because the ate frogs, why not call them snails? Why would Tolstoy include this description in the book? Hmmmmm?

Answer 3

Because actually the French do sometimes eat frog legs. It's a French dish and quite tasty, believe me.

According to Wikipedia :
The frog legs are particularly traditional in the region of La Dombes, département of Ain and in the region of Lyon, where they are traditionally prepared in a butter, garlic and parsley sauce. Often served only with a salad or steamed rice. The dish is common as well in French speaking parts of Louisiana, particularly the Cajun areas of New Orleans. They were introduced to New Orleans by Donat Pucheu.

Answer 4

Geeze! I thought it would have been more complicated than just that they had the reputation of eating frog's legs! Interesting!

Answer 5

Because Frenchmen were stereotypically thought of as eating frogs, short for "frog-eater".