Where does “Flaman” come from?

Flaman (Turkish) 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.

Flaman (Turkish): Fleming

Definitions

  1. Fleming

Ancestry of “Flaman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchflamandFlemish
2Old FrenchflamencFlemish
3Middle DutchVlamincFleming
4Proto-Germanicflaumazstream; current; flood; eddy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaumaz →Every word from Middle Dutch Vlaminc →
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