Where does “Blechflöte” come from?
Blechflöte (German) comes from German Flöte, from Middle High German vloite, from Middle Dutch floite, from Old French fleüte, from Italian flauto, from Old Occitan flaüt, from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum, from Latin flare — present active infinitive of flō; second-person...
Blechflöte (German): tin whistle
Definitions
- tin whistle
Ancestry of “Blechflöte”, step by step
Blechflöte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Flöte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Flöte | flute; whistle; a hand or number of fitting cards... |
| 2 | Middle High German | vloite | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | floite | — |
| 4 | Old French | fleüte | Alternative form of fleute |
| 5 | Italian | flauto | flute; recorder |
| 6 | Old Occitan | flaüt | flute musical instrument |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *flabeolum | — |
| 8 | Latin | flare | present active infinitive of flō; second-person... |
via German Blech
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Blech | sheet; Brass, a collective term for all brass... |
| 2 | Middle High German | blëch | small metal plate; ornament on a woman's dress |
| 3 | Old High German | bleh | thin leaf of metal, plate; metal plate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *blik | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bliką | shine; look; metal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |