flane

Scots

noun

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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 *pleyn- (metal arrow, spear-head, hook).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pleyn-

Gloss

metal arrow, spear-head, hook

Concept

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Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

flone English
*(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