Where does “blomma” come from?

blomma (Swedish) comes 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-.

blomma (Swedish): a flower; wife; to flower, to bloom, to blossom

Definitions

  1. a flower; wife; to flower, to bloom, to blossom

Ancestry of “blomma”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blomma”

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