Where does “flittern” come from?

flittern (German) comes from Middle High German flettern, from Proto-Germanic flutrōną, from Proto-Germanic flutōną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flittern (German): to glisten, sparkle; to flutter; to laugh, to...

Definitions

  1. to glisten, sparkle; to flutter; to laugh, to...

Ancestry of “flittern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanflettern—
2Proto-Germanicflutrōnąto be floating
3Proto-Germanicflutōnąto float; drift
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flittern”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flutōną →