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Where does “flutterest” come from?

flutterest (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.

flutterest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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Ancestry of “flutterest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflutterTo flap or wave quickly but irregularly; Of a...
2Middle EnglishfloterenTo be held up or be supported by water; to float;...
3Old Englishfloterian—
4Old Englishflotianto float
5Frankishflotōnto float, swim
6Proto-Germanicflutōnąto float; drift
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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