Where does “knapphullsblomst” come from?
knapphullsblomst (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-.
knapphullsblomst (Norwegian Bokmål): a buttonhole or boutonnière
Definitions
- a buttonhole or boutonnière
Ancestry of “knapphullsblomst”, step by step
knapphullsblomst 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- | — |