Where does “flinching” come from?
Flinching derives from English flense, meaning to strip blubber from a whale, which comes from Danish flense.
flinching (English): present participle of flinch; A flinching motion;...
Definitions
- present participle of flinch; A flinching motion;...
Ancestry of “flinching”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | flinch | A reflexive jerking away; The slipping of the... |
| 2 | Middle French | flenchir | to bend |
Words derived from “flinching”