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Where does “vluor” come from?

vluor (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fluor, from Proto-Germanic flōraz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂ros, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

Ancestry of “vluor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfluor—
2Proto-Germanicflōrazground; floor
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂rosflat; floor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “vluor”

  • Flurfunk
  • Flur
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