Where does “flandra” come from?

flandra (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto flandro, from French Flandre, from Dutch Vlaanderen, 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.

flandra (Esperanto): Flemish

Definitions

  1. Flemish

Ancestry of “flandra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EsperantoflandroFleming, Flemish person
2FrenchFlandreFlanders
3DutchVlaanderen—
4Middle DutchvlaendrenFlanders
5Old Dutchflāmdra-—
6Old Frisianflāmdra-—
7Proto-Germanicflaumazstream; current; flood; eddy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaumaz →Every word from Old Dutch flāmdra- →