Etymology · Proto-Germanic
*flaumaz
4 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz, most common first.
- flemingA native or inhabitant of Flanders in Belgium.
- flamingOn fire with visible flames.
- flemishOf or relating to Flanders, either as the historical county of Flanders (the current provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders in the Netherlands and French Flanders); or as the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium.
- fleamA sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like.