Where does “flinder” come from?

flinder (English) comes from Middle English flindre, from Proto-Germanic fî-faldrôn, from Proto-Germanic fifaldǭ, from Proto-Indo-European pāpel-.

flinder (English): A small piece or fragment; a thin slice;...

Definitions

  1. A small piece or fragment; a thin slice;...

Ancestry of “flinder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishflindremoth
2Proto-Germanicfî-faldrônflying, folding
3Proto-Germanicfifaldǭbutterfly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpāpel-—

Words derived from “flinder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pāpel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fifaldǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fî-faldrôn →