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Where does “gefluit” come from?

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

gefluit (Dutch): A whistling; A warbling

Definitions

  1. A whistling; A warbling

Ancestry of “gefluit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchfluitento whistle; To make any similar sound, as a...
2DutchZwaan—
3Middle Dutchswane—
4Old Dutchswano—
5Proto-Germanicswanô—
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