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Where does “fløyte” come from?

fløyte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German vloite, from Middle Dutch vloite, from Old French flahute, from Latin flātus, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

fløyte (Norwegian Nynorsk): a flute; a whistle; to blow in a flute or whistle

Definitions

  1. a flute; a whistle; to blow in a flute or whistle

Ancestry of “fløyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvloite—
2Middle Dutchvloite—
3Old Frenchflahute—
4Latinflātus—
5Latinflō—
6Proto-Italicflāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “fløyte”

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