Where does “bloempot” come from?

bloempot (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-.

bloempot (Dutch): a flowerpot, (solid) container in which (flowering) plants are grown

Definitions

  1. a flowerpot, (solid) container in which (flowering) plants are grown

Ancestry of “bloempot”, step by step

bloempot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bloem

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-—

via Dutch pot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpotjar, pot; cooking pot; loo, crapper
2Middle Dutchpotpot, jar; can, jug
3Old Dutch*pota pot
4Frankish*pott—
5Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
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