Where does “Bloom” come from?

Bloom comes from Middle English blom, whose ultimate origin and meaning remain unknown.

Ancestry of “Bloom”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	Blom	—
2	Swedish	blomma	a flower; wife; to flower, to bloom, to blossom
3	Old Swedish	blōme	—
4	Old Norse	blómi	—
5	Proto-Germanic	blōmô	flower
6	Proto-Germanic	blōaną	to bloom, to flower
7	Proto-Indo-European	bʰleh₃-	bloom, flower
8	Proto-Indo-European	bʰel-	to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9	Proto-Indo-European	bʰōl-	—

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