Where does “flo” come from?

flo (Middle English) comes from Old English flā, from Old English flān, from Proto-Germanic flainaz, from Proto-Indo-European pleyn-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

flo (Middle English): An arrow, especially one used with a long bow;...

Definitions

  1. An arrow, especially one used with a long bow;...

Ancestry of “flo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflā—
2Old Englishflānbarb, arrow, javelin, dart
3Proto-Germanicflainazhook, prong, speartip, ord
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleyn-metal arrow, spear-head, hook; metal arrow, hook,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Words derived from “flo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleyn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flainaz →