Where does “Lindblom” come from?

Lindblom (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 “Lindblom”, step by step

Lindblom 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 Lind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishLindlinden tree
2Old Swedishlind—
3Old Norselindlime, linden; linden shield, spear-shaft
4Proto-Germaniclindōlinden tree
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlent-tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...

Words derived from “Lindblom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →