Where does “Flamme” come from?

Flamme (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Flamm, from Middle High German vlamme, 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.

Flamme (Pennsylvania German): plural of Flamm

Definitions

  1. plural of Flamm

Ancestry of “Flamme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanFlammflame
2Middle High Germanvlamme—
3Latinflammaflame, fire
4Latinflāgrāre—
5Latinfrāgrōto emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of
6Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro- →Every word from Proto-Italic frāgrāō →