Where does “flitser” come from?

flitser (Dutch) comes from Dutch flitsen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

flitser (Dutch): flash electronic flash unit

Definitions

  1. flash electronic flash unit

Ancestry of “flitser”, step by step

flitser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch flitsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchflitsento flash, to suddenly brightly illuminate; to...
2Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
3Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
4Old Dutch-en
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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