Where does “Vlaanderen” come from?
Vlaanderen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vlaendren, from Old Dutch flāmdra-, from Old Frisian flāmdra-, from Proto-Germanic flaumaz, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
Ancestry of “Vlaanderen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vlaendren | Flanders |
| 2 | Old Dutch | flāmdra- | — |
| 3 | Old Frisian | flāmdra- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flaumaz | stream; current; flood; eddy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “Vlaanderen”