Where does “flintknapping” come from?
flintknapping (English) comes from English Flint, from Middle English flynt, from Old English flint, from Proto-West Germanic *flint, from Proto-Germanic flintaz, from Proto-Indo-European splind-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)plei- — to split, splice; to divide, split, splice.
flintknapping (English): The creation of tools by knapping flint
Definitions
- The creation of tools by knapping flint
Ancestry of “flintknapping”, step by step
flintknapping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Flint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Flint | A placename |
| 2 | Middle English | flynt | Any of a group of solid stones, especially... |
| 3 | Old English | flint | flint |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *flint | peddle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flintaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | splind- | to split, cleave; split |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)plei- | to split, splice; to divide, split, splice |
via English knapping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | knapping | present participle of knap |