Where does “túnvorblóm” come from?

túnvorblóm (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-.

túnvorblóm (Icelandic): smooth whitlowgrass, smooth draba (Draba glabella)

Definitions

  1. smooth whitlowgrass, smooth draba (Draba glabella)

Ancestry of “túnvorblóm”, step by step

túnvorblóm traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic blóm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicblóma flower
2Old Norseblómflower
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-—

via Icelandic tún

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictúnhayfield
2Old Norsetúna hedged plot, enclosure, courtyard, homestead; a...
3Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
4Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Icelandic vör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvörlip
2Old Norsevǫrrlip; a pull of the oar
3Proto-Germanicweruzlip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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