Where does “fleddern” come from?

fleddern (German) comes from Middle Dutch vlederen — to flutter, float, hover.

fleddern (German): to steal (clothes, valuables) from someone helpless, especially a corpse, but also a drunk person etc

Definitions

  1. to steal (clothes, valuables) from someone helpless, especially a corpse, but also a drunk person etc

Ancestry of “fleddern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvlederento flutter, float, hover

Words derived from “fleddern

Every word from Middle Dutch vlederen