Where does “tjoflöjt” come from?

tjoflöjt (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...

tjoflöjt (Swedish): A greeting

Definitions

  1. A greeting

Ancestry of “tjoflöjt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflöjta flute
2Middle Low Germanflöite—
3Old FrenchfleüteAlternative form of fleute
4Italianflautoflute; recorder
5Old Occitanflaütflute musical instrument
6Vulgar Latin*flabeolum—
7Latinflarepresent active infinitive of flō; second-person...
Every word from Latin flare →Every word from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum →Every word from Old Occitan flaüt →