Where does “blomsterbed” come from?
blomsterbed (Danish) comes from Danish bed, from German Beet, from Middle High German bette, from Old High German betti, from Proto-West Germanic badi, from Persian بدی, from Persian بد, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭭 — to think, reason; to arrange.
blomsterbed (Danish): flowerbed
Definitions
- flowerbed
Ancestry of “blomsterbed”, step by step
blomsterbed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish bed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bed | bed; pasturage; past tense of bide |
| 2 | German | Beet | bed |
| 3 | Middle High German | bette | bed |
| 4 | Old High German | betti | bed, flower-bed |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | badi | bed |
| 6 | Persian | بدی | badness |
| 7 | Persian | بد | bad; not good; evil; poorly, badly |
| 8 | Middle Persian | 𐭯𐭥𐭭 | to; at; in |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | pati- | against, toward; lord |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *rādi- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Iranian | *rād- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HraHdʰ- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
via Danish blomst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | blomst | flower |
| 2 | Danish | blomster | indefinite plural of blomst |
| 3 | Old Norse | blómstr | flower |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blōmô | flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |