Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)plei-“to divide, split, splice”
- Proto-Germanic*flainaz“fork-point, prong, hook, spear-tip”
- Old Englishflān“barb, arrow, javelin, dart”
- Middle Englishflon
- Englishflone
From Middle English flon, flone, flan, from Old English flān (“barb, arrow, javelin, dart”), from Proto-Germanic *flainaz (“fork-point, prong, hook, spear-tip”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)plei- (“to divide, split, splice”). Cognate with Icelandic fleinn (“thorn, arrow, dart, pike, fluke”).
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APA
flone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flone
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“flone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flone. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flone.
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