Where does “Flurbeleuchtung” come from?
Flurbeleuchtung (German) comes from German Flur, from Middle High German vluor, from Old High German fluor, from Proto-Germanic flōraz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂ros, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
Flurbeleuchtung (German): corridor lighting
Definitions
- corridor lighting
Ancestry of “Flurbeleuchtung”, step by step
Flurbeleuchtung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Flur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Flur | hall, hallway, corridor, stairwell; farmland;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | vluor | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fluor | seed |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flōraz | ground; floor |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂ros | flat; floor |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |
via German Beleuchtung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beleuchtung | lighting, illumination |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |