Where does “dansvloer” come from?
dansvloer (Dutch) 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.
dansvloer (Dutch): dancefloor
Ancestry of “dansvloer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | vloer | A floor; Any ground, surface; The bottom, lowest... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vloer | ground; floor; floor, storey |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fluor | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flōraz | ground; floor |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂ros | flat; floor |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |