Where does “villblomst” come from?

villblomst (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-.

villblomst (Norwegian Bokmål): a wild flower, or wildflower

Definitions

  1. a wild flower, or wildflower

Ancestry of “villblomst”, step by step

villblomst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål blomst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålblomsta flower, blossom
2Danishblomstflower
3Danishblomsterindefinite plural of blomst
4Old Norseblómstrflower
5Proto-Germanicblōmôflower
6Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Norwegian Bokmål vill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvillwild
2Old Norsevillrwild
3Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →