Where does “bat-flanc” come from?

bat-flanc (French) comes 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.

bat-flanc (French): partition

Definitions

  1. partition

Ancestry of “bat-flanc”, step by step

bat-flanc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French flanc

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

via French battre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbattreto beat; to defeat; to beat up; to fight
2Middle Frenchbattreto fight; to engage in combat
3Old Frenchbatreto beat; to hit; to strike
4Latinbattōto beat att. from 2nd c. CE
5Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlankaz →Every word from Frankish hlanca →