Where does “garðakornblóm” come from?
garðakornblóm (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kornblóm, 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-.
garðakornblóm (Icelandic): cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
Definitions
- cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
Ancestry of “garðakornblóm”, step by step
garðakornblóm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic kornblóm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kornblóm | knapweed, centaury any of various plants in the genus |
| 2 | Icelandic | blóm | a flower |
| 3 | Old Norse | blóm | flower |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blōmô | flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Icelandic garður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | garður | garden; stone wall, fence |
| 2 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |