Where does “Flamme” come from?

Flamme (German) comes from Middle High German vlamme, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

Flamme (German): flame

Definitions

  1. flame

Ancestry of “Flamme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvlamme—
2Latinflammaflame, fire
3Latinflāgrāre—
4Latinfrāgrōto emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of
5Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “Flamme”

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