Where does “dwarsfluit” come from?
dwarsfluit (Dutch) comes from Dutch dwars, from Middle Dutch dwers, from Old Saxon thwerh, from Proto-Germanic *þwerh, from Proto-Germanic þwerhaz, from Proto-Germanic þerh-, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
dwarsfluit (Dutch): transverse flute
Definitions
- transverse flute
Ancestry of “dwarsfluit”, step by step
dwarsfluit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dwars
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dwars | in a crosswise direction, transverse, at right... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dwers | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | thwerh | contrary, against; bent, crooked |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *þwerh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þwerhaz | cross, adverse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þerh- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |
via Dutch fluit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | fluit | flute or the sound it creates; a whistle; organ... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | floite | — |
| 3 | Old French | fleüte | Alternative form of fleute |
| 4 | Italian | flauto | flute; recorder |
| 5 | Old Occitan | flaüt | flute musical instrument |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *flabeolum | — |
| 7 | Latin | flare | present active infinitive of flō; second-person... |