Fliete

Meaning

fleam (kind of sharp instrument used for blood-letting)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfliːtə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: vlieteme

Inherited from Old High German: fliotema

Cognate with Dutch: vlijm

Cognate with English: fleam

In summary

From Middle High German vlietem(e), vliedem(e) f or m, from Old High German fliotema, fliodema f, from Latin phlebotomus, from Ancient Greek φλεβοτώμος (phlebotṓmos). In Late Middle High German, final -em becomes -en (as in Faden etc.). From this a weak-declension nominative vliete is backformed. Cognate with Dutch vlijm, English fleam.