Where does “floorgrip” come from?

floorgrip (English) comes from English floor, from Middle English flor, from Old English flōr, from Proto-Germanic flōraz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂ros, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

floorgrip (English): A device used to steady firing and counter the...

Definitions

  1. A device used to steady firing and counter the...

Ancestry of “floorgrip”, step by step

floorgrip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English floor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfloorThe interior bottom or surface of a house or...
2Middle EnglishflorA floor; the bottom surface of a room or...
3Old Englishflōrfloor, pavement, ground; floor, pavement, ground,...
4Proto-Germanicflōrazground; floor
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂rosflat; floor
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

via English grip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgripTo take hold of, particularly with the hand; To...
2Middle EnglishgripAlternative form of gripe; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishgrēpa furrow, burrow
4Proto-Germanicgrōpiza furrow, groove
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂rosEvery word from Proto-Germanic flōraz