Where does “tvärflöjt” come from?

tvärflöjt (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...

tvärflöjt (Swedish): a transverse flute

Definitions

  1. a transverse flute

Ancestry of “tvärflöjt”, step by step

tvärflöjt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish flöjt

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...

via Swedish tvär

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtväracross, perpendicular to the main direction;...
2Old Swedishþvar—
3Old Norseþverrathwart, transverse; adverse, contrary; cross,...
4Proto-Germanicþwerhazcross, adverse
5Proto-Germanicþerh-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Latin flare →Every word from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum →Every word from Old Occitan flaüt →