Etymograph

English

flone

Flone comes from Middle English flon ‘an arrow, especially one used with a longbow’, from Proto-Germanic *flainaz ‘fork-point, prong, hook, spear-tip’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)plei- ‘to divide, split, splice’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)plei-‘to divide, split, splice’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*flainaz‘fork-point, prong, hook, spear-tip’reconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150flān‘barb, arrow, javelin, dart’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500flon‘an arrow, especially one used with a longbow’
  5. Englishtodayflone

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)plei-‘to divide, split, splice’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*flainaz‘fork-point, prong, hook, spear-tip’reconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150flān‘barb, arrow, javelin, dart’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500flon‘an arrow, especially one used with a longbow’
  5. Englishtodayflone

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)plei-

Today it means

noun An arrow.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)plei- / flone

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