English
fluyt
Fluyt comes from Dutch fluyt.
- Dutchc. 1500–presentfluyt
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Dutchc. 1500–presentfluyt
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
Earliest quotation: 2007, Tim Blanning, The Pursuit of Glory: “Thanks to the adoption by Amsterdam shipyards of standardized…”
Every English word from Dutch fluyt
Today it means
noun A kind of Dutch sailing vessel developed in the 16th century, used to transport cargo.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Dutch fluyt / fluyt