Where does “melablóm” come from?
melablóm (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-.
melablóm (Icelandic): northern rock-cress (Arabidopsis petraea)
Definitions
- northern rock-cress (Arabidopsis petraea)
Ancestry of “melablóm”, step by step
melablóm 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 melur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | melur | gravel bed, gravel plain; small hillock made of... |