Where does “แฟลนเดอส์” come from?
แฟลนเดอส์ (Thai) comes from English Flanders, from Middle English Flaunders, from Old French Flandres, from Middle Dutch vlaendren, from Old Dutch flāmdra-, from Old Frisian flāmdra-, from Proto-Germanic flaumaz, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
Ancestry of “แฟลนเดอส์”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Flanders | The principal railway station in Lille, capital of the above |
| 2 | Middle English | Flaunders | — |
| 3 | Old French | Flandres | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vlaendren | Flanders |
| 5 | Old Dutch | flāmdra- | — |
| 6 | Old Frisian | flāmdra- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | flaumaz | stream; current; flood; eddy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |