Where does “flan” come from?
flan (Old English) comes 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...
flan (Old English): barb, arrow, javelin, dart
Definitions
- barb, arrow, javelin, dart
Ancestry of “flan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | flainaz | hook, prong, speartip, ord |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pleyn- | metal arrow, spear-head, hook; metal arrow, hook,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |
Words derived from “flan”