Where does “flindre” come from?
flindre (Middle English) comes from Proto-Germanic fî-faldrôn, from Proto-Germanic fifaldǭ, from Proto-Indo-European pāpel-.
flindre (Middle English): moth
Ancestry of “flindre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | fî-faldrôn | flying, folding |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fifaldǭ | butterfly |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pāpel- | — |