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Where does “blomæ” come from?

blomæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse blómi, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blomæ (Old Danish): flower

Definitions

  1. flower

Ancestry of “blomæ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblómi—
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 “blomæ”

  • blomme
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