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

Definitions

  1. Flemish

Ancestry of “flamand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchflamencFlemish
2Middle DutchVlamincFleming
3Proto-Germanicflaumazstream; current; flood; eddy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flamand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaumaz →Every word from Middle Dutch Vlaminc →