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

flainaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European pleyn-

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...

via Proto-Indo-European (s)plei-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)plei-to split, splice; to divide, split, splice

Words derived from “flainaz

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