Flanders = Low Land? Flooded Land?

From: Joao S. Lopes
Message: 58498
Date: 2008-05-14

Does anyone know the correct etymology of Flanders and Fleming? I'm finding many references about Flanders (Vlaanderen) meaning "low land", or "flooded land". I'd like to know the Germanic original form. Vlaa < *Fla: I can relate to flood, fluot, flo:d, but the ending -deren...
 
 
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