English
Flaming
Flaming comes from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz ‘stream’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *plew- ‘to sail’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*plew-‘to sail’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*flaumaz‘stream’reconstructed
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350vlaeminc
- EnglishtodayFlaming
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*plew-‘to sail’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*flaumaz‘stream’reconstructed
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350vlaeminc
- EnglishtodayFlaming
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *plew- ‘to sail’
fly, flow, flew, pneumonia, plutonium, plough, fowl, plover, flue, plutocracy, flay, 25 more
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *plew- / Flaming