Where does “bloem” come from?

bloem (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bloeme, from Old Dutch bluomo, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bloem (Dutch): flower of flowering plant; flour of wheat or corn

Definitions

  1. flower of flowering plant; flour of wheat or corn

Ancestry of “bloem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbloemeflower
2Old Dutchbluomo—
3Proto-Germanicblōmôflower
4Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bloem”

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