Where does “bromvlieg” come from?

bromvlieg (Dutch) comes from Dutch Vlieg, from Middle Dutch vliege.

bromvlieg (Dutch): A blowfly, a bluebottle, fly of the family...

Definitions

  1. A blowfly, a bluebottle, fly of the family...

Ancestry of “bromvlieg”, step by step

bromvlieg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Vlieg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchVliegMusca
2Middle Dutchvliege

via Dutch brom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrom
Every word from Middle Dutch vliegeEvery word from Dutch Vlieg