Where does “fluit” come from?

fluit (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch floite, 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...

fluit (Dutch): flute or the sound it creates; a whistle; organ...

Definitions

flute or the sound it creates; a whistle; organ...

Ancestry of “fluit”, step by step

fluit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch floite

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Dutch	floite	—
2	Old French	fleüte	Alternative form of fleute
3	Italian	flauto	flute; recorder
4	Old Occitan	flaüt	flute musical instrument
5	Vulgar Latin	*flabeolum	—
6	Latin	flare	present active infinitive of flō; second-person...

via Dutch berg

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	berg	mountain, hill; a large amount, a pile; a stock,...
2	Middle Dutch	berch	mountain, hill
3	Old Dutch	berg	mountain, hill
4	Proto-Germanic	bergaz	hill; mountain; refuge; shelter
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰerǵʰ-	to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “fluit”

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