Where does “flamand” come from?
flamand (French) comes from Old French flamenc, from Middle Dutch Vlaminc, from Proto-Germanic flaumaz, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
flamand (French): Flemish
Ancestry of “flamand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | flamenc | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | Vlaminc | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flaumaz | stream; current; flood; eddy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “flamand”