Where does “blømster” come from?

blømster (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse blómstr, 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 “blømster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblómstrflower
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 “blømster”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →