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