Where does “beton” come from?

beton (Indonesian) comes from Dutch beton, from Dutch vloer, from Middle Dutch vloer, from Old Dutch fluor, from Proto-Germanic flōraz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂ros, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

beton (Indonesian): concrete

Definitions

  1. concrete

Ancestry of “beton”, step by step

beton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch beton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbetonconcrete
2DutchvloerA floor; Any ground, surface; The bottom, lowest...
3Middle Dutchvloerground; floor; floor, storey
4Old Dutchfluor—
5Proto-Germanicflōrazground; floor
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂rosflat; floor
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

via Indonesian batu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbatustone
2Malaybatustone; mile
3Proto-Malayicbatustone
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
5Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone

Words derived from “beton”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →