Etymology of the English word flute
the English word
flutederived from the Old French word
flautederived from the Old Provençal word
flaütderived from the Old French word
flahutederived from the Old Provençal word
flahutederived from the Vulgar Latin word
flabeolumderived from the Latin word
flabrum (gusts, blasts of wind; breezes)
derived from the Latin word
flare (breathe; blow)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhle-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhlē-Date
The earliest known usage of flute in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
fluted,
fluting,
flutyCognates
Dutch
fluit, French
flûte, French
flűte, German
Flöte, Icelandic
flauta, Italian
flauto, Lithuanian
fleita, Norwegian
floyte, Polish
flet, Russian
флeйтa, Swedish
flöjt, Yiddish
flejtUsage
Word found in Modern English
