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
- a flute; a whistle; to blow in a flute or whistle
Ancestry of “fløyte”, step by step
fløyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German vloite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | vloite | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vloite | — |
| 3 | Old French | flahute | — |
| 4 | Latin | flātus | blowing, breathing, snorting |
| 5 | Latin | flō | to breathe, blow |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |