Where does “Flënt” come from?

Flënt (Luxembourgish) comes from German Flinte, from Swedish flinta, from Middle Low German vlint.

Flënt (Luxembourgish): shotgun

Definitions

  1. shotgun

Ancestry of “Flënt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlinteshotgun
2Swedishflintaflint (mineral)
3Middle Low Germanvlint—
Every word from Middle Low German vlint →Every word from Swedish flinta →Every word from German Flinte →