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Where does “fluiten” come from?

fluiten (Dutch) comes from Dutch Zwaan, from Middle Dutch swane, from Old Dutch swano, from Proto-Germanic swanô.

fluiten (Dutch): to whistle; To make any similar sound, as a...

Definitions

  1. to whistle; To make any similar sound, as a...

Ancestry of “fluiten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchZwaan—
2Middle Dutchswane—
3Old Dutchswano—
4Proto-Germanicswanô—

Words derived from “fluiten”

  • gefluit
  • fluitketel
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