English
forflutter
From for- + flutter.
Proto-Indo-European *pro- ‘before, in front of’
Proto-Germanic *fra- ‘off, away’
Proto-West Germanic *fra- ‘forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or…’
English for-
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
verb To disorder; discompose.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / forflutter