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Where does “blōsm” come from?

blōsm (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic blōstmô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “blōsm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blōsm”

  • blossem
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