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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread flecche #202842 10/18/11 01:55 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie OP Carpal Tunnel OP Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I was curious--and, I think we've had this on here before, but. This is from the "other" OED (the Online Etymology Dict.): flinch (v.) 1570s, from obsolete flecche "to bend, flinch," probably from O.Fr. flenchir "to bend," probably from Frank. *hlankjan (cf. M.H.G. linken, Ger. lenken "to bend, turn, lead"), from PIE base *kleng- "to bend, turn" (see flank). Related: Flinched; flinching. As a noun, from 1817. Arrow fletches? (Hi, doc comfort) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: flecche Jackie #202845 10/18/11 05:09 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague What I like in this is the PIE base *kleng- , which is the way we write the sound of iron hitting iron: "Kleng!" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: flecche Jackie #202847 10/18/11 10:28 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: Jackie Arrow fletches? Fletch is also through French from the Germanic, but it's a whole different PIE root, [i]pleu-/i], 'to flow'. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: flecche BranShea #202854 10/18/11 09:27 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand kleng -...the way we write the sound of iron hitting iron Ours is: clang (v.) 1570s, echoic (originally of trumpets and birds), akin to or from L. clangere "resound, ring," and Gk. klange "sharp sound," from PIE *klang-, nasalized form of root *kleg- "to cry, sound." The noun is attested from 1590s. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: flecche Faldage #202857 10/19/11 01:23 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie OP Carpal Tunnel OP Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Thanks, Faldage. [i]pleu-/i], 'to flow'. French rain--cool! Man, language is neat, isn't it? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: flecche Jackie #202871 10/20/11 03:17 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Originally Posted By: Jackie Man, language is neat, isn't it? that's why we're here!! :¬ ) formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: flecche Jackie #202883 10/21/11 12:41 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie OP Carpal Tunnel OP Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky [blowing kiss e] :^) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,367 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 653 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 21 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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