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Where does “flamma” come from?

flamma (Old Dutch) comes from Old French flamme, 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.

Ancestry of “flamma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchflamme—
2Latinflammaflame, fire
3Latinflāgrāre—
4Latinfrāgrō—
5Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “flamma”

  • waakvlam
  • vlam
  • vlammenzee
  • vlamboog
  • vlamme
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →