Where does “Blomqvist” come from?

Blomqvist (Swedish) comes from Swedish blomma, from Old Swedish blōme, from Old Norse blómi, 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 “Blomqvist”, step by step

Blomqvist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish blomma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishblommaa flower; wife; to flower, to bloom, to blossom
2Old Swedishblōmeflower
3Old Norseblómi—
4Proto-Germanicblōmôflower
5Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Swedish kvist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkvista twig; a stick; a dormer
2Old Norsekvistrtwig, branch
3Proto-Germanickwastuztuft; tassel
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷes-twig; leafwork

Words derived from “Blomqvist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →