Etymology

flinder

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Today it means: A small piece or fragment; a thin slice; splinter Full definition →

Middle English flendris ← Norwegian flindra ← Proto-Germanic *flintaz
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flinder · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*splind-“to split, cleave”
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*flintaz
  3. Norwegian · derived fromflindra
  4. Middle English · inherited fromflendris
  5. English todayflinder

From Middle English flendris, of North Germanic origin, from or related to Norwegian flindra, from Proto-Germanic *flintaz, from Proto-Indo-European *splind- (“to split, cleave”).

flinder · noun, verb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromflindre
  2. English todayflinder

From Middle English flindre. Compare Dutch vlinder.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*flintaz all →

flint

Proto-Indo-European*splind- all →

flenser

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