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Where does “Blumenthal” come from?

Blumenthal is a German place name composed of Blumen, the plural of Blume meaning "flower," and Thal meaning "valley."

Ancestry of “Blumenthal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBlumenthal—
2Germanblume—
3Middle High Germanbluomeflower
4Old High Germanbluomobloom
5Proto-Germanicblōmôflower
6Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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