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Where does “flainaz” come from?

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

flainaz (Proto-Germanic): hook, prong, speartip, ord

Definitions

  1. hook, prong, speartip, ord

Ancestry of “flainaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpleyn-metal arrow, spear-head, hook; metal arrow, hook,...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Words derived from “flainaz”

  • fleo
  • flo
  • flon
  • flan
  • flān
  • flā
  • flan
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