flone

English

noun

Definitions

(now) An arrow.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English flon inherited from Old English flān (javelin, barb, arrow, dart) inherited from Proto-Germanic *flainaz (hook, spear with a tip, prong, fork-point, spear-tip) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)plei- (splice, divide, split).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)plei-

Gloss

splice, divide, split

Concept

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Ontological Category

Action/Process

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Cognates and derived terms

*(s)plei- Proto-Indo-European
*pleyn- Proto-Indo-European
*flainaz Proto-Germanic
flan Old English
flanhræd Old English
flaniht Old English
flanþracu Old English
flā Old English
flān Old English
flon Middle English
flane Scots