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”

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