Where does “floorshow” come from?

floorshow (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.

floorshow (English): A set of performances held in a nightclub,...

Definitions

  1. A set of performances held in a nightclub,...

Ancestry of “floorshow”, step by step

floorshow 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 show

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshowTo display, to have somebody see; To bestow; to...
2Middle Englishschewento show
3Old Englishscēawianto look, look at, exhibit, display; to look at,...
4Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

Words derived from “floorshow

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂rosEvery word from Proto-Germanic flōraz