Where does “beton” come from?

beton (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch beton, from Dutch vloer, from Middle Dutch vloer, from Old Dutch fluor, from Proto-Germanic flōraz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂ros, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

beton (Afrikaans): concrete

Definitions

  1. concrete

Ancestry of “beton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbetonconcrete
2DutchvloerA floor; Any ground, surface; The bottom, lowest...
3Middle Dutchvloerground; floor; floor, storey
4Old Dutchfluor—
5Proto-Germanicflōrazground; floor
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂rosflat; floor
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂ros →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōraz →