Where does “fiancare” come from?

fiancare (Italian) comes from Italian fianco, from Old French flanc, from Frankish hlanca, from Proto-Germanic hlankaz, from Proto-Indo-European kleng- — to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist.

Ancestry of “fiancare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfiancoflank; haunch
2Old Frenchflancside; flank
3Frankishhlanca—
4Proto-Germanichlankazflexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleng-to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist

Words derived from “fiancare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlankaz →Every word from Frankish hlanca →