Where does “flange” come from?

flange (Danish) comes from English flange, from English flanch, from Old French flanche, from Frankish *hlanku.

flange (Danish): flange (external or internal rib or rim)

Definitions

  1. flange (external or internal rib or rim)

Ancestry of “flange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflangeAn external or internal rib or rim, used either...
2EnglishflanchA flange; A bearing consisting of a circle...
3Old Frenchflancheflank, side
4Frankish*hlanku—
Every word from Frankish *hlanku →Every word from Old French flanche →Every word from English flanch →
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