Where does “Flitterchen” come from?

Flitterchen (German) comes from German flittern, from Middle High German flettern, from Proto-Germanic flutrōną, from Proto-Germanic flutōną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Ancestry of “Flitterchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflitternto glisten, sparkle; to flutter; to laugh, to...
2Middle High Germanflettern—
3Proto-Germanicflutrōnąto be floating
4Proto-Germanicflutōnąto float; drift
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flutōną →
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