Where does “outflanker” come from?
outflanker (English) comes from English outflank, from English flank, from Middle English flanc, from Old English flanc, from Old French flanc, from Frankish hlanca, from Proto-Germanic hlankaz, from Proto-Indo-European kleng- — to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist.
outflanker (English): One who is positioned so as to outflank the enemy...
Definitions
- One who is positioned so as to outflank the enemy...
Ancestry of “outflanker”, step by step
outflanker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English outflank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | outflank | To maneuver around and behind the flank of; To... |
| 2 | English | flank | To attack the flank of; To defend the flank of;... |
| 3 | Middle English | flanc | — |
| 4 | Old English | flanc | flank |
| 5 | Old French | flanc | side; flank |
| 6 | Frankish | hlanca | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlankaz | flexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kleng- | to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |