Where does “vlinderstruik” come from?

vlinderstruik (Dutch) comes from Dutch vlinder, from Proto-Germanic fî-faldrôn, from Proto-Germanic fifaldǭ, from Proto-Indo-European pāpel-.

vlinderstruik (Dutch): butterfly bush

Definitions

  1. butterfly bush

Ancestry of “vlinderstruik”, step by step

vlinderstruik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vlinder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvlinderbutterfly, or generally any insect belonging to...
2Proto-Germanicfî-faldrônflying, folding
3Proto-Germanicfifaldǭbutterfly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpāpel-—

via Dutch struik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstruikbush, shrub
2Middle Dutchstruuc—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pāpel- →