Where does “Fleet” come from?

Fleet (Hunsrik) comes 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...

Fleet (Hunsrik): flute

Definitions

  1. flute

Ancestry of “Fleet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvloite—
2Middle Dutchfloite—
3Old FrenchfleüteAlternative form of fleute
4Italianflautoflute; recorder
5Old Occitanflaütflute musical instrument
6Vulgar Latin*flabeolum—
7Latinflarepresent active infinitive of flō; second-person...
Every word from Latin flare →Every word from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum →Every word from Old Occitan flaüt →