Where does “viool” come from?

viool (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch viole, from Old French violette, from Old French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

viool (Dutch): A violin, a popular musical string instrument of...

Definitions

  1. A violin, a popular musical string instrument of...

Ancestry of “viool”, step by step

viool traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch viole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchviole—
2Old Frenchvioletteviolet
3Old French-etteAlternative form of -ete
4Latin-itta—
5Hungarianiszikto drink
6Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

via Middle French viole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchviole—
2Old Frenchviol—
3Old Occitanviola—

Words derived from “viool”

Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from Old French -ette →Every word from Hungarian iszik →