Where does “flounderer” come from?
flounderer (English) comes from English flounder, from Middle English flowndre, from Anglo-Norman floundre, from French flondre, from Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic flunþrijǭ — A flat thing; a board; A flatfish; a flounder.
flounderer (English): One who flounders, who behaves clumsily without...
Definitions
- One who flounders, who behaves clumsily without...
Ancestry of “flounderer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | flounder | A European species of flatfish having dull brown... |
| 2 | Middle English | flowndre | flounder |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | floundre | — |
| 4 | French | flondre | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | flyðra | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flunþrijǭ | A flat thing; a board; A flatfish; a flounder |