English

floor-walker

From floor + walker.

A compound of floor + walker

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- ‘flat’

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Proto-Germanic *flōraz ‘ground’

Proto-West Germanic *flōr

Old English flōr ‘floor’

Middle English floor

English floor

Middle English walkere ‘one who walks’

Today it means

noun An employee in a large shop (especially a department store) who supervises sales staff and assists customers.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / floor-walker