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Where does “Flandre” come from?

Flandre (French) comes 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.

Flandre (French): Flanders

Definitions

  1. Flanders

Ancestry of “Flandre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Flandre”

  • フランドル
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →