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 colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm

Definitions

  1. flower, blossom colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm

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”

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