Where does “pepel” come from?

pepel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch pepel, from Latin papilio, from Proto-Indo-European pal- — to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake.

pepel (Dutch): butterfly

Definitions

  1. butterfly

Ancestry of “pepel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpepel—
2Latinpapiliobutterfly, moth; Soul of a dead person; tent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pal- →Every word from Latin papilio →Every word from Middle Dutch pepel →