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Where does “flămând” come from?

flămând (Romanian) 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.

flămând (Romanian): starving, famished, hungry, ravenous

Definitions

  1. starving, famished, hungry, ravenous

Ancestry of “flămând”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchflamandFlemish
2Old Frenchflamenc—
3Middle DutchVlaminc—
4Proto-Germanicflaumazstream; current; flood; eddy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flămând”

  • flămânzi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →