Where does “emblossom” come from?
emblossom (English) comes from English Blossom, from Middle English blosme, from Old English blōstma, from Proto-Germanic blōsmaz, from Proto-Germanic blōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
emblossom (English): To cover with blossoms
Definitions
- To cover with blossoms
Ancestry of “emblossom”, step by step
emblossom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Blossom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Blossom | A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; a mass of such flowers |
| 2 | Middle English | blosme | A flower or blossom; An outstanding or... |
| 3 | Old English | blōstma | flower, blossom |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blōsmaz | Alternative form of *blōstmô |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōstaz | blossoming |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s- | bloom, 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- | — |