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Where does “pleyn-” come from?

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

pleyn- (Proto-Indo-European): metal arrow, spear-head, hook; metal arrow, hook,...

Definitions

  1. metal arrow, spear-head, hook; metal arrow, hook,...

Ancestry of “pleyn-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Words derived from “pleyn-”

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