Where does “flengja” come from?

flengja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic flangijaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

flengja (Old Norse): to whip

Definitions

  1. to whip

Ancestry of “flengja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflangijanąto beat, whip
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “flengja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flangijaną →