vleder

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch fledarôn, from Proto-Germanic *fleþarô (wing), probably related to *fifaldǭ (butterfly). Related to the first element of German Fledermaus (bat), which corresponds to modern Dutch vleermuis.

Noun

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vlēder m

  1. wing

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • West Flemish: vleire

Further reading

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