vleder

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

vlēder m

1. wing

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• vlēdermuus

Descendants

• West Flemish: vleire

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vleder (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II