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Where does “bloemist” come from?

bloemist (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-.

bloemist (Dutch): florist, flowershop keeper; speculator in tulips...

Definitions

  1. florist, flowershop keeper; speculator in tulips...

Ancestry of “bloemist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbloemflower of flowering plant; flour of wheat or corn
2Middle Dutchbloemeflower
3Old Dutchbluomo—
4Proto-Germanicblōmôflower
5Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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