Etymology

flaming

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Today it means: On fire with visible flames. Full definition →

Middle High German vlaeminc ← Proto-Germanic *flaumaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*flaumaz
  2. Middle High German · derived fromvlaeminc
  3. English todayFlaming

From the German surname for someone from Flanders, from Middle High German vlaeminc, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz. See Flanders, Fleming, and the variant Flemming.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*flaumaz all →

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