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Where does “flōr” come from?

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

flōr (Old English): floor, pavement, ground; floor, pavement, ground,...

Definitions

  1. floor, pavement, ground; floor, pavement, ground,...

Ancestry of “flōr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflōrazground; floor
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂rosflat; floor
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “flōr”

  • floor
  • flower
  • flowering
  • flowery
  • flooring
  • sunflower
  • seafloor
  • floorboard
  • wildflower
  • wallflower
  • flowerpot
  • floury
  • cornflower
  • flowerbed
  • flowerless
  • floweret
  • subfloor
  • flowerlike
  • underfloor
  • shopfloor
  • coneflower
  • floorplanning
  • bellflower
  • elderflower
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