Where does “bloemenkwekerij” come from?
bloemenkwekerij (Dutch) comes from Dutch bloem, 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-.
bloemenkwekerij (Dutch): flower farm
Definitions
- flower farm
Ancestry of “bloemenkwekerij”, step by step
bloemenkwekerij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bloem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bloem | flower of flowering plant; flour of wheat or corn |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bloeme | flower |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bluomo | — |
| 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- | — |
via Dutch kwekerij
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kwekerij | a farm where plants are grown, in particular for saplings, flowers and fruits (including culinary vegetables), often without harvesting the entire plant unless it is used as a sapling |
| 2 | Dutch | kweker | nurseryman, cultivator; breeder |
| 3 | Dutch | -er | Forms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -āri | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |