flindre
Middle English
noun
Definitions
- (zoology) moth
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *fî-faldrôn (folding, flying).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*fî-faldrôn
Gloss
folding, flying
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fluctuare Latin
- Distelfalter German
- Falter German
- Monarchfalter German
- Nachtfalter German
- botervlinder Dutch, Flemish
- dagvlinder Dutch, Flemish
- kommavlinder Dutch, Flemish
- monarchvlinder Dutch, Flemish
- nachtvlinder Dutch, Flemish
- parelmoervlinder Dutch, Flemish
- processievlinder Dutch, Flemish
- vlinder Dutch, Flemish
- vlindermachine Dutch, Flemish
- vlindermes Dutch, Flemish
- vlinderstruik Dutch, Flemish
- vuurvlinder Dutch, Flemish
- zijdevlinder Dutch, Flemish
- *fifaldǭ Proto-Germanic
- *fî-faldrôn Proto-Germanic
- fífrildi Old Norse
- fluture Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- vlinder Afrikaans
- firvaldur Faroese
- vīvalter Middle High German
- flutur Albanian
- fluturoj Albanian
- flinter Western Frisian
- Flinnerk German Low German
- Flinnerke Saterland Frisian
- Flitterke Saterland Frisian