Where does “blooming” come from?
Blooming comes from Middle English blome, from Old English blōma, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
blooming (English): present participle of bloom; Opening in blossoms;...
Definitions
- present participle of bloom; Opening in blossoms;...
Ancestry of “blooming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bloom | A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded... |
| 2 | Middle English | blome | A bloom; the flower of a plant; Blooming;... |
| 3 | Old English | blōma | flower; lump of metal; lump of iron; lump of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blōmô | flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |