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Where does “Flæmingjaland” come from?

Flæmingjaland (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic flæmingi, from Portuguese flamengo, from Old Occitan flamenc, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro- — to smell.

Ancestry of “Flæmingjaland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicflæmingiflamingo
2PortugueseflamengoFlemish; someone from Flanders; Alternative form...
3Old Occitanflamencflame colored
4Latinflammaflame, fire
5Latinflāgrāre—
6Latinfrāgrō—
7Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →