Where does “flangeless” come from?
flangeless (English) comes from English flange, from English flanch, from Old French flanche, from Frankish *hlanku.
flangeless (English): Without a flange
Ancestry of “flangeless”, step by step
flangeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flange
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | flange | An external or internal rib or rim, used either... |
| 2 | English | flanch | A flange; A bearing consisting of a circle... |
| 3 | Old French | flanche | flank, side |
| 4 | Frankish | *hlanku | — |
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |