Where does “þverflauta” come from?
þverflauta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic flauta, from Danish fløjte, from Middle Low German flöite, 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...
þverflauta (Icelandic): transverse flute
Ancestry of “þverflauta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | flauta | flute; whistle; horn |
| 2 | Danish | fløjte | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | flöite | — |
| 4 | Old French | fleüte | Alternative form of fleute |
| 5 | Italian | flauto | flute; recorder |
| 6 | Old Occitan | flaüt | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *flabeolum | — |
| 8 | Latin | flare | present active infinitive of flō; second-person... |