Where does “blomklase” come from?
blomklase (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-.
blomklase (Swedish): a flower cluster, an umbel
Definitions
- a flower cluster, an umbel
Ancestry of “blomklase”, step by step
blomklase 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 klase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | klase | bunch; a group of a number of similar things,... |