Where does “panflöjt” come from?
panflöjt (Swedish) comes from Swedish flöjt, 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...
panflöjt (Swedish): a pan flute, panpipes
Definitions
- a pan flute, panpipes
Ancestry of “panflöjt”, step by step
panflöjt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish flöjt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | flöjt | a flute |
| 2 | Middle Low German | flöite | — |
| 3 | Old French | fleüte | Alternative form of fleute |
| 4 | Italian | flauto | flute; recorder |
| 5 | Old Occitan | flaüt | flute musical instrument |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *flabeolum | — |
| 7 | Latin | flare | present active infinitive of flō; second-person... |
via Swedish Pan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Pan | — |