Where does “flounderling” come from?
flounderling (English) comes from English flounder, from Middle English flowndre, from Anglo-Norman floundre, from French flondre, from Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic flunþrijǭ — A flat thing; a board; A flatfish; a flounder.
flounderling (English): A small or young flounder
Definitions
- A small or young flounder
Ancestry of “flounderling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | flounder | A European species of flatfish having dull brown... |
| 2 | Middle English | flowndre | flounder |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | floundre | — |
| 4 | French | flondre | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | flyðra | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flunþrijǭ | A flat thing; a board; A flatfish; a flounder |