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Where does “blōstmô” come from?

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

blōstmô (Proto-Germanic): flower

Definitions

  1. flower

Ancestry of “blōstmô”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blōstmô”

  • blossoms
  • blossom
  • Blossom
  • blossomless
  • blossometh
  • mayblossom
  • reblossom
  • blossomest
  • emblossom
  • blossomly
  • blossomish
  • orange blossom
  • bloesem
  • blosme
  • blostmbære
  • blōstm
  • blōstman
  • blostmian
  • blōstma
  • blōstma
  • blōstmaniz
  • bloesem
  • bloeseme
  • bluostmo
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