Where does “blomster” come from?

blomster (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish blømster, from Old Norse blómstr, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blomster (Swedish): a plant with (beautiful) flowers (especially a herb)

Definitions

  1. a plant with (beautiful) flowers (especially a herb)

Ancestry of “blomster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishblømster—
2Old Norseblómstrflower
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 “blomster”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →