Where does “vattenblomning” come from?
vattenblomning (Swedish) comes from Swedish blomning, 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-.
vattenblomning (Swedish): algal bloom
Definitions
- algal bloom
Ancestry of “vattenblomning”, step by step
vattenblomning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish blomning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blomning | flowering, blooming, (sometimes figurative) blossoming |
| 2 | Swedish | blomma | a flower; wife; to flower, to bloom, to blossom |
| 3 | Old Swedish | blōme | flower |
| 4 | Old Norse | blómi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōmô | flower |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Swedish vatten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vatten | water; a body of water |
| 2 | Swedish | -s- | rat; treecreeper; coffee |
| 3 | Swedish | -för | able; creates an adjective from a noun or adjective implying capability of being or doing the main word |
| 4 | Old Swedish | for | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |