Where does “flandro” come from?

flandro (Esperanto) comes 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.

flandro (Esperanto): Fleming, Flemish person

Definitions

  1. Fleming, Flemish person

Ancestry of “flandro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchFlandreFlanders
2DutchVlaanderen—
3Middle DutchvlaendrenFlanders
4Old Dutchflāmdra-—
5Old Frisianflāmdra-—
6Proto-Germanicflaumazstream; current; flood; eddy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flandro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaumaz →Every word from Old Dutch flāmdra- →