Where does “gulvflis” come from?

gulvflis (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gulv, from Danish gulv, from Old Norse gólf, from Proto-Germanic gulbą — floor.

gulvflis (Norwegian Bokmål): a floor tile

Definitions

  1. a floor tile

Ancestry of “gulvflis”, step by step

gulvflis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål gulv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgulva floor
2Danishgulvfloor
3Old Norsególf—
4Proto-Germanicgulbąfloor

via Norwegian Bokmål flis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålflisa splinter; a sliver; a chip
2Old Norseflíssplinter, chip
3Proto-Germanicflīsōsplinter
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pley-to split, splice
Every word from Proto-Germanic gulbą →Every word from Old Norse gólf →Every word from Danish gulv →