Where does “Schmetterlingsraupe” come from?
Schmetterlingsraupe (German) comes from German Schmetterling, from German Schmetten, from Czech smetana, from Old Czech smetana, from Proto-Slavic *sъmetana — smetana whipped cream.
Schmetterlingsraupe (German): butterfly caterpillar
Definitions
- butterfly caterpillar
Ancestry of “Schmetterlingsraupe”, step by step
Schmetterlingsraupe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |