Where does “newsflash” come from?

newsflash (English) comes from English Flash, from Middle English flasshen.

newsflash (English): A brief media report of something that has...

Definitions

  1. A brief media report of something that has...

Ancestry of “newsflash”, step by step

newsflash traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Flash

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFlashA multimedia platform, most often used for adding animation and interactivity to webpages
2Middle Englishflasshen—

via English News

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNewsNew information of interest
2Middle Englishnewes—

Words derived from “newsflash”

Every word from Middle English flasshen →
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