Where does “Flittergold” come from?
Flittergold (German) comes from German flitter, 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.
Flittergold (German): tinsel similar to gold
Definitions
- tinsel similar to gold
Ancestry of “Flittergold”, step by step
Flittergold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German flitter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | flitter | inflection of flittern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | German | flittern | to glisten, sparkle; to flutter; to laugh, to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | flettern | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flutrōną | to be floating |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flutōną | to float; drift |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |