Where does “Schmetterlingsflügel” come from?
Schmetterlingsflügel (German) comes from German Flügel, from Middle High German vlügel, from Old Dutch flugil, from Proto-Germanic flugilaz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
Schmetterlingsflügel (German): butterfly wing
Definitions
- butterfly wing
Ancestry of “Schmetterlingsflügel”, step by step
Schmetterlingsflügel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Flügel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Flügel | wing; grand piano |
| 2 | Middle High German | vlügel | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | flugil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flugilaz | wing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via German Schmetterling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schmetterling | butterfly; any insect of the order Lepidoptera,... |
| 2 | German | Schmetten | cream |
| 3 | Czech | smetana | cream |
| 4 | Old Czech | smetana | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *sъmetana | smetana whipped cream |