Where does “dorsvloer” come from?

dorsvloer (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.

dorsvloer (Dutch): a threshing floor

Definitions

  1. a threshing floor

Ancestry of “dorsvloer”, step by step

dorsvloer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vloer

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

via Dutch dorsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdorsento thresh; to thrash
2Middle Dutchderschento thresh
3Old Dutchthrescanto thresh
4Proto-Germanicþreskanąto thresh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →