Etymograph

English

floorcare

From floor + care.

A compound of floor + care

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

Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- ‘to shout, call’

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Proto-Germanic *karō ‘complaint, lament; worry, sorrow’

Proto-West Germanic *karu ‘care, worry’

Old English caru ‘worry, anxiety, care; sorrow’

Middle English care ‘grief’

English care

Today it means

noun The care and maintenance of floors and carpets.

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

Etymograph / floorcare