Flur

Meaning

hall, hallway, corridor, stairwell

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

fluer

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/fluːr/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German vluor, from Old High German fluor, from Proto-Germanic *flōraz. The word chiefly meant “arable land” in High German (see etymology 2). The modern sense was influenced or reinforced by Middle Low German vlōr. Cognate with Dutch vloer, English floor (from Old English flōr).

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