Where does “flair” come from?

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

flair (Scots): floor

Definitions

  1. floor

Ancestry of “flair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflōrfloor, pavement, ground; floor, pavement, ground,...
2Proto-Germanicflōrazground; floor
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂rosflat; floor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂ros →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōraz →