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Where does “blōma” come from?

blōma (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “blōma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblōmôflower
2Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blōma”

  • blom
  • blommemoanne
  • sinneblom
  • Bloume
  • blööm
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