Where does “blomsterpike” come from?
blomsterpike (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål blomst, from Danish blomst, from Danish blomster, from Old Norse blómstr, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
blomsterpike (Norwegian Bokmål): a flower girl
Definitions
- a flower girl
Ancestry of “blomsterpike”, step by step
blomsterpike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål blomst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | blomst | a flower, blossom |
| 2 | Danish | blomst | flower |
| 3 | Danish | blomster | indefinite plural of blomst |
| 4 | Old Norse | blómstr | flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōmô | flower |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål pike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | pike | a girl |
| 2 | French | piqué | past participle of piquer; dive; two fabrics... |
| 3 | French | piquer | to prick; to sting; to nick, pinch, steal |
| 4 | Middle French | picquer | to sting |
| 5 | Old French | piquer | to pierce with the tip of a sword |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | piccare | to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce |
| 7 | Frankish | pikkōn | to peck, strike |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | pikōną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |