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Where does “vlammenzee” come from?

vlammenzee (Dutch) comes from Dutch vlam, 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 — to smell.

vlammenzee (Dutch): inferno, conflagration, sea of fire

Definitions

  1. inferno, conflagration, sea of fire

Ancestry of “vlammenzee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvlamflame; love interest, partner
2Middle Dutchvlammeflame
3Old Dutchflamma—
4Old Frenchflamme—
5Latinflammaflame, fire
6Latinflāgrāre—
7Latinfrāgrō—
8Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →