Where does “blokfløjte” come from?
blokfløjte (Greenlandic) comes from Danish blokfløjte, from German Blockflöte, from German Flöte, from Middle High German vloite, from Middle Dutch floite, from Old French fleüte, from Italian flauto, from Old Occitan flaüt — present active infinitive of flō; second-person...
blokfløjte (Greenlandic): recorder
Ancestry of “blokfløjte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | blokfløjte | recorder |
| 2 | German | Blockflöte | recorder |
| 3 | German | Flöte | flute; whistle; a hand or number of fitting cards... |
| 4 | Middle High German | vloite | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | floite | — |
| 6 | Old French | fleüte | Alternative form of fleute |
| 7 | Italian | flauto | flute; recorder |
| 8 | Old Occitan | flaüt | — |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | *flabeolum | — |
| 10 | Latin | flare | present active infinitive of flō; second-person... |