Where does “Weißling” come from?

Weißling (German) comes from German -ling, from Old High German -ling, from Proto-Germanic *-ling.

Weißling (German): Any butterfly of the family Pieridae

Definitions

  1. Any butterfly of the family Pieridae

Ancestry of “Weißling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-lingIndicates possession of or connection with a...
2Old High German-ling—
3Proto-Germanic*-ling—

Words derived from “Weißling”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *-ling →Every word from German -ling →Every word from Old High German -ling →