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vlerk

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. (feminine, masculine) wing
  2. (feminine, masculine) scoundrel

Synonyme

zwing

kaartjesknipper

kaartjesverkoper

vleder

Frequenz

48k
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/vlɛrk/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle Dutch vlerc, vleric, vlederic, from Old Dutch fetherak, from Proto-West Germanic *feþruk, *fiþrik (“wing”), from *feþru (“feather”). The -l- visible from Middle Dutch onward likely arose through the influence of words such as vlueghel/vloghel (“wing”), vliegen (“to fly”), vleder (“wing”). Cognates include Old High German fedarah, fiderih (“wing, pinion, plumage”).

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