Where does “blómvöndur” come from?
blómvöndur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic blóm, 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-.
blómvöndur (Icelandic): bouquet bunch of flowers
Definitions
- bouquet bunch of flowers
Ancestry of “blómvöndur”, step by step
blómvöndur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic blóm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | blóm | a flower |
| 2 | Old Norse | blóm | flower |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blōmô | flower |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Icelandic vöndur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vöndur | rod, birch, wand |
| 2 | Old Norse | vǫndr | wand, switch, twig; stripe; wicker, wattle |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vinde | to wind; inflection of vind: ## definite... |
| 4 | Old Norse | vinda | to twist, wring, squeeze, wind; to wind, hoist;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |