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Where does “vloite” come from?

vloite (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French flahute, from Latin flātus, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “vloite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchflahute—
2Latinflātus—
3Latinflō—
4Proto-Italicflāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “vloite”

  • kremfløyte
  • fløyt
  • fløyte
  • velute
  • vloite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →