Where does “flutter-tongue” come from?
flutter-tongue (English) comes from English flutter, from Middle English floteren, from Old English floterian, from Old English flotian, from Frankish flotōn, from Proto-Germanic flutōną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
flutter-tongue (English): To play very fast rhythms using a wind instrument by fluttering one's tongue with a trill
Definitions
- To play very fast rhythms using a wind instrument by fluttering one's tongue with a trill
Ancestry of “flutter-tongue”, step by step
flutter-tongue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flutter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flutter | To flap or wave quickly but irregularly; Of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | floteren | To be held up or be supported by water; to float;... |
| 3 | Old English | floterian | to float |
| 4 | Old English | flotian | to float |
| 5 | Frankish | flotōn | to float, swim |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flutōną | to float; drift |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English tongue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tongue | The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is... |
| 2 | Middle English | tung | tongue; A tongue-shaped thing; language, speech,... |
| 3 | Old English | tung | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tungā | tongue; speech, language |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tungǭ | tongue; speech, language |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |