Where does “vlam” come from?

vlam (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vlamme, from Old Dutch flamma, from Old French flamme, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro- — to smell.

vlam (Dutch): flame; love interest, partner

Definitions

  1. flame; love interest, partner

Ancestry of “vlam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvlammeflame
2Old Dutchflammaflame
3Old Frenchflamme—
4Latinflammaflame, fire
5Latinflāgrāre—
6Latinfrāgrōto emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of
7Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “vlam”

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