Where does “flute” come from?

flute (German) comes from German fluten, from Proto-Germanic flōdijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

flute (German): inflection of fluten: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of fluten: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “flute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflutento flood
2Proto-Germanicflōdijanąto flood
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →