Where does “bloemistewinkel” come from?
bloemistewinkel (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans bloemis, from Dutch bloemist, from Dutch bloem, from Middle Dutch bloeme, from Old Dutch bluomo, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.
bloemistewinkel (Afrikaans): a flower shop
Definitions
- a flower shop
Ancestry of “bloemistewinkel”, step by step
bloemistewinkel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans bloemis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | bloemis | a florist |
| 2 | Dutch | bloemist | florist, flowershop keeper; speculator in tulips... |
| 3 | Dutch | bloem | flower of flowering plant; flour of wheat or corn |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | bloeme | flower |
| 5 | Old Dutch | bluomo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blōmô | flower |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |