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Where does “flash” come from?

flash (French) comes from English Flash, from Middle English flasshen.

flash (French): flash; newsflash

Definitions

  1. flash; newsflash

Ancestry of “flash”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFlash—
2Middle Englishflasshen—

Words derived from “flash”

  • flaş
Every word from Middle English flasshen →