Where does “blóm” come from?
blóm (Icelandic) comes 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-.
blóm (Icelandic): a flower
Ancestry of “blóm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | blóm | flower |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blōmô | flower |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “blóm”