Where does “flise” come from?

flise (Danish) comes from Danish flis, from Old Norse flís, from Proto-Germanic flīsō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pley- — to split, splice.

flise (Danish): splinter; tile

Definitions

  1. splinter; tile

Ancestry of “flise”, step by step

flise traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish flis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishflisa splinter
2Old Norseflíssplinter, chip
3Proto-Germanicflīsōsplinter
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pley-to split, splice

via Danish e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishe

via Middle Low German vlīse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvlīse

Words derived from “flise

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pley-Every word from Proto-Germanic flīsōEvery word from Old Norse flís
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