Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flōraz
Proto-Germanic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂ros (“floor”), from *pleh₂- (“flat”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *ɸlārom.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*flōraz m
Inflection
editmasculine a-stemDeclension of *flōraz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *flōraz | *flōrōz, *flōrōs | |
vocative | *flōr | *flōrōz, *flōrōs | |
accusative | *flōrą | *flōranz | |
genitive | *flōras, *flōris | *flōrǫ̂ | |
dative | *flōrai | *flōramaz | |
instrumental | *flōrō | *flōramiz |
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *flōr
- Old English: flōr (< *flōruz)
- Old Frisian: *flōr; *flēr (< *flōriz, *flōrijaz)
- Old Saxon: *flōr
- Old Dutch: *fluor, *flōr
- Old High German: *fluor
- → Old French: *flor, *flur
- Middle French: fleur (“surface, upper side, top layer”)
- French: fleur (some senses)
- ⇒ French: à fleur de
- ⇒ French: effleurer (some senses)
- French: fleur (some senses)
- Middle French: fleur (“surface, upper side, top layer”)
- Old Norse: flórr