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Where does “Flinte” come from?
Flinte (German) comes from Swedish flinta, from Middle Low German vlint.
Flinte
(German): shotgun
Definitions
shotgun
Ancestry of “Flinte”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Swedish
flinta
flint (mineral)
2
Middle Low German
vlint
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Words derived from “Flinte”
flinta
Flënt
Schrotflinte
Flintenkugel
Doppelflinte
Stockflinte
Every word from Middle Low German vlint →
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