Where does “flamencus” come from?
flamencus (Latin) comes from Old Dutch flāmisk, from Old Frisian *flām, from Proto-Germanic flaumaz, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
Ancestry of “flamencus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | flāmisk | — |
| 2 | Old Frisian | *flām | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flaumaz | stream; current; flood; eddy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “flamencus”