Where does “bloom” come from?

bloom (Chinook Jargon) comes from English broom, from Middle English brom, from Old English brōm, from Proto-West Germanic *brām, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bloom (Chinook Jargon): broom

Definitions

  1. broom

Ancestry of “bloom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbroomA domestic utensil with fibers bound together at...
2Middle EnglishbromBroom shrub of the family
3Old Englishbrōmbrushwood; broom; broom shrub
4Proto-West Germanic*brāmblackberry, bramble
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brām →