Where does “vlōr” come from?

vlōr (Middle High German) comes from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “vlōr”, step by step

vlōr traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin flōs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflōsflower, blossom
2Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Old English flōr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflōrfloor, pavement, ground; floor, pavement, ground,...
2Proto-Germanicflōrazground; floor
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂rosflat; floor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

via Latin in flore esse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinin flore esseto be in bloom

Words derived from “vlōr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →