Where does “blomfluga” come from?
blomfluga (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-.
blomfluga (Swedish): a hoverfly
Definitions
- a hoverfly
Ancestry of “blomfluga”, step by step
blomfluga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish blomma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blomma | a flower; wife; to flower, to bloom, to blossom |
| 2 | Old Swedish | blōme | flower |
| 3 | Old Norse | blómi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blōmô | flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Swedish fluga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fluga | fly; bowtie; a temporarily very popular pastime;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | flugha | fly |
| 3 | Old Norse | fluga | fly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flugǭ | flying insect, fly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |