Where does “fivreld” come from?

fivreld (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse fífrildi, from Proto-Germanic fifaldǭ, from Proto-Indo-European pāpel-.

fivreld (Norwegian Nynorsk): a butterfly or moth

Definitions

  1. a butterfly or moth

Ancestry of “fivreld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefífrildi—
2Proto-Germanicfifaldǭbutterfly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpāpel-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pāpel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fifaldǭ →Every word from Old Norse fífrildi →