Where does “floordrobe” come from?
floordrobe (English) comes from English wardrobe, from Middle English warderobe, from Old French garderobe, from Old French garder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
floordrobe (English): Clothing strewn on the floor
Definitions
- Clothing strewn on the floor
Ancestry of “floordrobe”, step by step
floordrobe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wardrobe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wardrobe | A room for keeping clothes and armor safe,... |
| 2 | Middle English | warderobe | A small room or other location where clothing is... |
| 3 | Old French | garderobe | — |
| 4 | Old French | garder | Alternative form of guarder; to keep safe |
| 5 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 6 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English floor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | floor | The interior bottom or surface of a house or... |
| 2 | Middle English | flor | A floor; the bottom surface of a room or... |
| 3 | Old English | flōr | floor, pavement, ground; floor, pavement, ground,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flōraz | ground; floor |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂ros | flat; floor |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |