Where does “blōstman” come from?

blōstman (Old English) comes from Old English blōstma, from Proto-Germanic blōstmaniz, from Proto-Germanic blōstmô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “blōstman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English blōstma—
2Proto-Germanicblōstmaniz—
3Proto-Germanicblōstmôflower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →