Where does “bloesem” come from?
bloesem (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bluostmo, from Proto-Germanic blōstmô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Ancestry of “bloesem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | bluostmo | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blōstmô | flower |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “bloesem”