Where does “flís” come from?

flís (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic flīsō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pley- — to split, splice.

flís (Old Norse): splinter, chip

Definitions

  1. splinter, chip

Ancestry of “flís”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflīsōsplinter
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pley-to split, splice

Words derived from “flís”

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