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
- Alternative form of flense
Ancestry of “flench”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | flense | To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a... |
| 2 | Danish | flense | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *flintaz- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | splind- | to split, cleave; split |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)plei- | to split, splice; to divide, split, splice |