vlaendren

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *flāmdra-, from Old Frisian *flāmdra-, from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz. See also vlaemsch (“Flemish”).

Noun

vlâendren n

Flanders (a county)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

vlâender

Descendants

Dutch: Vlaanderen
→ German: Flandern
→ Swedish: Flandern
→ Old French: Flandres
- French: Flandre, Flandres
  - → Greek: Φλάνδρα (Flándra)
  - → Georgian: ფლანდრია (plandria)
  - → Polish: Flandria
  - → Portuguese: Flandres
  - → Romanian: Flandra
- → Middle English: Flaunders
  - English: Flanders

References

The origin of the names of sandbanks, channels and other ‘sea-related words’, p. 104 (published journal DE GROTE REDE)

Further reading

“vlaendren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vlaendren”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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