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Where does “everbloomer” come from?

everbloomer (English) comes from English Bloomer, from English Bloom, from Swedish Blom, from Swedish blomma, from Old Swedish blōme, from Old Norse blómi, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną.

everbloomer (English): A plant that blooms throughout the growing season

Definitions

  1. A plant that blooms throughout the growing season

Ancestry of “everbloomer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBloomer—
2EnglishBloom—
3SwedishBlom—
4Swedishblommaa flower; wife; to flower, to bloom, to blossom
5Old Swedishblōme—
6Old Norseblómi—
7Proto-Germanicblōmôflower
8Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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