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 Occitanflaütflute musical instrument
5Vulgar Latin*flabeolum
6Latinflarepresent active infinitive of flō; second-person...

Words derived from “flöjt

Every word from Latin flareEvery word from Vulgar Latin *flabeolumEvery word from Old Occitan flaüt