Where does “flinter” come from?

flinter (West Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic fî-faldrôn, from Proto-Germanic fifaldǭ, from Proto-Indo-European pāpel-.

flinter (West Frisian): butterfly

Definitions

  1. butterfly

Ancestry of “flinter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfî-faldrônflying, folding
2Proto-Germanicfifaldǭbutterfly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpāpel-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pāpel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fifaldǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fî-faldrôn →
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