German flittern

← German Flitter (link)

← German Flittchen (link)

← German Flitterwochen (back-formation)

← English flutter (cognate)

← English float (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *flutrōną (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *flutōną (mention)

← Middle High German flettern (inherited)

← Low German fluttern (cognate)

→ English flutter (cognate)

→ German Flitter (back-formation)

→ German Flitterwochen (affix)

→ German Flittchen (suffix)