English
floorwalking
From floor + walking.
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 *welH- ‘to roll, undulate’
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Proto-Germanic *walkaną ‘to turn, roll; to walk, wander’
Proto-Germanic *walkandz
Old English wealcende
Middle English walkynge
English walking
Today it means
noun The work of a floorwalker; retail supervision.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / floorwalking