Where does “flā” come from?

flā (Old English) comes 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...

Ancestry of “flā”, step by step

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

Words derived from “flā”

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