Where does “blokfluit” come from?
blokfluit (Dutch) comes from German Blockflöte, from German Flöte, from Middle High German vloite, from Middle Dutch floite, from Old French fleüte, from Italian flauto, from Old Occitan flaüt, from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum — present active infinitive of flō; second-person...
blokfluit (Dutch): recorder
Definitions
- recorder
Ancestry of “blokfluit”, step by step
blokfluit traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Blockflöte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Blockflöte | recorder |
| 2 | German | Flöte | flute; whistle; a hand or number of fitting cards... |
| 3 | Middle High German | vloite | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | floite | — |
| 5 | Old French | fleüte | Alternative form of fleute |
| 6 | Italian | flauto | flute; recorder |
| 7 | Old Occitan | flaüt | flute musical instrument |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | *flabeolum | — |
| 9 | Latin | flare | present active infinitive of flō; second-person... |
via Dutch fluit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | fluit | flute or the sound it creates; a whistle; organ... |
| 2 | Dutch | berg | mountain, hill; a large amount, a pile; a stock,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | berch | mountain, hill |
| 4 | Old Dutch | berg | mountain, hill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bergaz | hill; mountain; refuge; shelter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |