Where does “flendris” come from?

flendris (Middle English) comes from Norwegian flindra, from Proto-Germanic flintaz, from Proto-Indo-European splind-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)plei- — to split, splice; to divide, split, splice.

Ancestry of “flendris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegianflindra—
2Proto-Germanicflintaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansplind-to split, cleave; split
4Proto-Indo-European(s)plei-to split, splice; to divide, split, splice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)plei- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European splind- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flintaz →
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