Falter
German (Berlin)
/ˈfaltɐ/
noun
Definitions
- an insect of the order Lepidoptera, i.e. a butterfly or moth
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German vīvalter inherited from Old High German fīfaltra inherited from Proto-Germanic *fifaldǭ (butterfly).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*fifaldǭ
Gloss
butterfly
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- papilionaceous English
- papilio Latin
- Distel German
- Distelfalter German
- Monarch German
- Monarchfalter German
- Nacht German
- Nachtfalter German
- botervlinder Dutch, Flemish
- dagvlinder Dutch, Flemish
- kommavlinder Dutch, Flemish
- monarchvlinder Dutch, Flemish
- nachtvlinder Dutch, Flemish
- parelmoervlinder Dutch, Flemish
- processievlinder Dutch, Flemish
- vijfwouter Dutch, Flemish
- vlinder Dutch, Flemish
- vlindermachine Dutch, Flemish
- vlindermes Dutch, Flemish
- vlinderstruik Dutch, Flemish
- vuurvlinder Dutch, Flemish
- zijdevlinder Dutch, Flemish
- *pal- Proto-Indo-European
- *pāpel- Proto-Indo-European
- *fifaldǭ Proto-Germanic
- *fî-faldrôn Proto-Germanic
- fifealde Old English
- flindre Middle English
- fiðrildi Old Norse
- fífrildi Old Norse
- babaiana Catalan, Valencian
- fiðrildi Icelandic
- vīvalter Middle Dutch
- fledarmūs Old High German
- fīfaltra Old High German
- vlinder Afrikaans
- vladeren Middle High German
- vīvalter Middle High German
- fladderen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *mūs gmw-pro
- *fifaltra Old Dutch
- flinter Western Frisian
- Flitterke Saterland Frisian
- flitterje Saterland Frisian
- parpaglione roa-oit