Where does “betongaas” come from?

betongaas (Dutch) 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.

betongaas (Dutch): rebar mesh; metal mesh to reinforce concrete

Definitions

  1. rebar mesh; metal mesh to reinforce concrete

Ancestry of “betongaas”, step by step

betongaas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch beton

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

via Dutch gaas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgaasgauze, mesh, wire gauze
2Frenchgazegauze; first-person singular present indicative...
3Arabicقَزّsilk
4PersianکزAlternative form of کژ
5Middle Persiankaž—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →