Etymology Explorer › German

Where does “Flinte” come from?

Flinte (German) comes from Swedish flinta, from Middle Low German vlint.

Flinte (German): shotgun

Definitions

  1. shotgun

Ancestry of “Flinte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflinta—
2Middle Low Germanvlint—

Words derived from “Flinte”

  • Schrotflinte
  • flinta
  • Flënt
Every word from Middle Low German vlint →