vleder
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Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
vlēder m
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- West Flemish: vleire
Further reading[edit]
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vleder (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II