Where does “flor” come from?

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

flor (Middle English): A floor; the bottom surface of a room or...

Definitions

  1. A floor; the bottom surface of a room or...

Ancestry of “flor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflōrfloor, pavement, ground; floor, pavement, ground,...
2Proto-Germanicflōrazground; floor
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂rosflat; floor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “flor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂ros →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōraz →
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