Where does “floorlessness” come from?
floorlessness (English) comes from English floorless, 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.
floorlessness (English): Absence of a floor
Definitions
- Absence of a floor
Ancestry of “floorlessness”, step by step
floorlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English floorless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | floorless | Lacking a floor |
| 2 | English | floor | The interior bottom or surface of a house or... |
| 3 | Middle English | flor | A floor; the bottom surface of a room or... |
| 4 | Old English | flōr | floor, pavement, ground; floor, pavement, ground,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flōraz | ground; floor |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂ros | flat; floor |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |