Where does “beeflower” come from?

beeflower (English) comes from English flower, from Middle English flour, from Anglo-Norman flur, from Old French flor, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.

Ancestry of “beeflower”, step by step

beeflower traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English flower

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflowerA colorful, conspicuous structure associated with...
2Middle EnglishflourA flower; A depiction or likeness of a flower;...
3Anglo-NormanflurAlternative form of flor
4Old Frenchflorflower
5Latinflōsflower, blossom
6Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via English Bee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeesomeone connected with Barnet Football Club, as a...
2Middle Englishbeento be; ben; plural of bee
3Old Englishbēnprayer, request; prayer, request, petition,...
4Proto-Germanicbanjōwound
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-yeh₂
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-