Where does “fløjte” come from?

fløjte (Danish) comes from Middle Low German flöite, from Old French fleüte, from Italian flauto, from Old Occitan flaüt, from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum, from Latin flare — present active infinitive of flō; second-person...

fløjte (Danish): flute

Definitions

  1. flute

Ancestry of “fløjte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanflöite—
2Old FrenchfleüteAlternative form of fleute
3Italianflautoflute; recorder
4Old Occitanflaütflute musical instrument
5Vulgar Latin*flabeolum—
6Latinflarepresent active infinitive of flō; second-person...

Words derived from “fløjte”

Every word from Latin flare →Every word from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum →Every word from Old Occitan flaüt →