Where does “fjäril” come from?

fjäril (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish fiädhal, from Old Norse fiðrildi, from Proto-Germanic fifaldǭ, from Proto-Indo-European pāpel-.

fjäril (Swedish): a butterfly

Definitions

  1. a butterfly

Ancestry of “fjäril”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfiädhal—
2Old Norsefiðrildi—
3Proto-Germanicfifaldǭbutterfly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpāpel-—

Words derived from “fjäril”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pāpel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fifaldǭ →Every word from Old Norse fiðrildi →