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Where does “blómi” come from?

blómi (Old Norse) 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 “blómi”, 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 “blómi”

  • Blomgren
  • hanblomma
  • blomma
  • ringblomma
  • strålblomma
  • honblomma
  • blome
  • stemorsblome
  • blomme
  • blome
  • blomæ
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