Etymograph

English

flutteration

From flutter + -ation.

Formed from flutter + -ation

Proto-Indo-European *plewd- ‘to float, swim, fly’

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Proto-Germanic *flutōną ‘to float’

Proto-Germanic *flutrōną

Old English floterian ‘to float about, flutter’

Middle English floteren ‘to be held up or be supported by water’

English flutter

Today it means

noun A state of agitation or uncertainty.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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