fifealde
Old English
noun
Definitions
- butterfly
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *fifaldǭ (butterfly) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pāpel-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pāpel-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Distelfalter German
- Falter German
- Monarchfalter German
- Nachtfalter German
- vijfwouter Dutch, Flemish
- *pāpel- Proto-Indo-European
- *fifaldǭ Proto-Germanic
- *fî-faldrôn Proto-Germanic
- fiðrildi Old Norse
- fífrildi Old Norse
- vīvalter Middle Dutch
- fledarmūs Old High German
- fīfaltra Old High German
- firvaldur Faroese
- vīvalter Middle High German
- *mūs gmw-pro
- *fifaltra Old Dutch