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Where does “blome” come from?

blome (Middle English) comes from Old English blōma, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blome (Middle English): A bloom; the flower of a plant; Blooming;...

Definitions

  1. A bloom; the flower of a plant; Blooming;...

Ancestry of “blome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblōmaflower; lump of metal; lump of iron; lump of...
2Proto-Germanicblōmôflower
3Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blome”

  • bloom
  • blooming
  • bloomer
  • bloomy
  • abloom
  • bloomery
  • rebloom
  • bloometh
  • bloomless
  • blimming
  • everblooming
  • bloomingly
  • bloomest
  • antiblooming
  • unblooming
  • checkerbloom
  • rebloomer
  • outbloom
  • everbloomer
  • bloomly
  • bloomingness
  • embloom
  • Blume
  • disbloomed
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