Where does “vloer” come from?

vloer (Afrikaans) comes 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.

vloer (Afrikaans): A floor

Definitions

  1. A floor

Ancestry of “vloer”, step by step

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