Where does “Sonnenbloom” come from?
Sonnenbloom (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Bloom, from Middle Low German blôme, from Old Saxon blōmo, from Proto-Germanic *blōmō, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
Sonnenbloom (Plautdietsch): sunflower
Definitions
- sunflower
Ancestry of “Sonnenbloom”, step by step
Sonnenbloom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Bloom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Bloom | flower, bloom |
| 2 | Middle Low German | blôme | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | blōmo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *blōmō | flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōmô | flower |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |