Where does “entflammen” come from?

entflammen (German) comes from German flammen, from Dutch vlammen, from Dutch vlam, from Middle Dutch vlamme, from Old Dutch flamma, from Old French flamme, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre — to smell.

entflammen (German): to set on fire

Definitions

  1. to set on fire

Ancestry of “entflammen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflammento flame
2Dutchvlammento catch flames; to flash, speed like a flare
3Dutchvlamflame; love interest, partner
4Middle Dutchvlammeflame
5Old Dutchflammaflame
6Old Frenchflamme
7Latinflammaflame, fire
8Latinflāgrāre
9Latinfrāgrōto emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of
10Proto-Italicfrāgrāō
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g-