Where does “fluitschip” come from?
fluitschip (Dutch) comes from Dutch schip, from Middle Dutch schip, from Old Dutch skip, from Proto-West Germanic skip, from Proto-Germanic skipą, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
fluitschip (Dutch): fluyt, flute
Definitions
- fluyt, flute
Ancestry of “fluitschip”, step by step
fluitschip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch schip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schip | ship; nave |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schip | ship |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skip | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skip | ship |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
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... |