Where does “blom” come from?

blom (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse blóm, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blom (Norwegian Nynorsk): a flower; bloom

Definitions

  1. a flower; bloom

Ancestry of “blom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblómflower
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 “blom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →