Etymology

flitter

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Today it means: To scatter in pieces. Full definition →

Middle English flytteren ← Old Norse flytja
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flitter · verb1

  1. Old Norse · derived fromflytja“to carry about, convey”
  2. Middle English · derived fromflytteren
  3. English todayflitter

From Middle English flytteren, frequentative form of flitten, flytten, flütten, possibly from Old Norse flytja (“to carry about, convey”), equivalent to flit + -er (frequentative suffix).

flitter · noun2

From flit + -er.

Words from the same roots

Old Norseflytja all →

flit

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