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Where does “vetrarblóma” come from?

vetrarblóma (Faroese) comes from Faroese blóma, from Old Norse blóm, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

vetrarblóma (Faroese): Purple saxifrage

Definitions

  1. Purple saxifrage

Ancestry of “vetrarblóma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseblómaflower; to bloom, to blossom, to flower
2Old Norseblómflower
3Proto-Germanicblōmôflower
4Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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