Where does “fling” come from?
Fling comes from Middle English fling, from Old Norse flengja, from Proto-Germanic flangijaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k-.
fling (English): An act of throwing, often violently; An act of...
Definitions
- An act of throwing, often violently; An act of...
Ancestry of “fling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | fling | — |
Words derived from “fling”