Where does “flankplado” come from?

flankplado (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto flanka, from German Flanke, from French flanc, from Middle French 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.

flankplado (Esperanto): side dish

Definitions

  1. side dish

Ancestry of “flankplado”, step by step

flankplado traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto flanka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoflankaon the side
2GermanFlankeflank; cross
3Frenchflancside (of person); side, flank (of animal)
4Middle Frenchflanc—
5Old Frenchflancside; flank
6Frankishhlanca—
7Proto-Germanichlankazflexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek
8Proto-Indo-Europeankleng-to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist

via Esperanto plado

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopladodish; platter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlankaz →Every word from Frankish hlanca →