vuurvlieg etymology

Dutch word vuurvlieg comes from Dutch vuur, Dutch vlieg (A fly.)

Detailed word origin of vuurvlieg

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
vuur Dutch (nld) (slang) Great, amazing, extraordinary, dope. (Calque of the slang sense of English fire) (informal) a lighter. Fire. Heater.
vlieg Dutch (nld) A fly.
vuurvlieg Dutch (nld) Firefly.

Words with the same origin as vuurvlieg

Descendants of vuur
vurig
Descendants of vlieg
Vlieg