Where does “フラマン語” come from?
フラマン語 (Japanese) comes from French flamand, from Old French flamenc, from Middle Dutch Vlaminc, from Proto-Germanic flaumaz, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
Ancestry of “フラマン語”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | flamand | Flemish |
| 2 | Old French | flamenc | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | Vlaminc | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flaumaz | stream; current; flood; eddy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |