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