Where does “Flanderi” come from?

Flanderi (Finnish) comes from German Flandern, 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.

Ancestry of “Flanderi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Flanderi”

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