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Where does “Blume” come from?

Blume (German) comes from Middle High German bluome, from Old High German bluomo, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Blume (German): flower, blossom; plant, houseplant; efflorescence

Definitions

  1. flower, blossom; plant, houseplant; efflorescence

Ancestry of “Blume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbluomeflower
2Old High Germanbluomobloom
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-—

Words derived from “Blume”

  • Blume
  • Blumenstrauß
  • Ringelblume
  • Butterblume
  • Sonnenblumenkern
  • Blumenmuster
  • Sonnenblume
  • beblümt
  • Glockenblume
  • Taubenblume
  • Blumenbinse
  • Lampionblume
  • Studentenblume
  • Kornblume
  • kornblumenblau
  • Blumenbeet
  • Blumentopf
  • blumig
  • Blumenkohl
  • Topfblume
  • Pusteblume
  • Sonnenblumenöl
  • Wiesenblume
  • Blumenverkäufer
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