Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “flöjt” come from?

flöjt (Swedish) comes 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...

flöjt (Swedish): a flute

Definitions

  1. a flute

Ancestry of “flöjt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanflöite—
2Old FrenchfleüteAlternative form of fleute
3Italianflautoflute; recorder
4Old Occitanflaüt—
5Vulgar Latin*flabeolum—
6Latinflarepresent active infinitive of flō; second-person...

Words derived from “flöjt”

  • flöjtist
  • tvärflöjt
  • blockflöjt
  • altblockflöjt
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