Where does “Schmetterling” come from?

Schmetterling (German) comes from German Schmetten, from Czech smetana, from Old Czech smetana, from Proto-Slavic *sъmetana — smetana whipped cream.

Schmetterling (German): butterfly; any insect of the order Lepidoptera,...

Definitions

  1. butterfly; any insect of the order Lepidoptera,...

Ancestry of “Schmetterling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmettencream
2Czechsmetanacream
3Old Czechsmetana—
4Proto-Slavic*sъmetanasmetana whipped cream

Words derived from “Schmetterling”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *sъmetana →Every word from Old Czech smetana →Every word from Czech smetana →