Where does “flench” come from?

flench (English) comes from English flense, from Danish flense, from Proto-Germanic *flintaz-, from Proto-Indo-European splind-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)plei- — to split, splice; to divide, split, splice.

flench (English): Alternative form of flense

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of flense

Ancestry of “flench”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflenseTo strip the blubber or skin from, as from a...
2Danishflense—
3Proto-Germanic*flintaz-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansplind-to split, cleave; split
5Proto-Indo-European(s)plei-to split, splice; to divide, split, splice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)plei- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European splind- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *flintaz- →