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
Ancestry of “gefluit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | fluiten | to whistle; To make any similar sound, as a... |
| 2 | Dutch | Zwaan | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | swane | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | swano | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swanô | — |