blomme

Danish

[ˈb̥lʌmə]

noun
Definitions
  • plum the fruit and the tree
  • yolk the yellow part of an egg
  • finger pad
  • (obsolete) flower

Etymology

Inherited from Old Danish blomæ (flower) inherited from Old Norse blómi inherited from Proto-Germanic *blōmô (flower) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (flower, blossom, bloom, thrive, flourish, inflate, blow, swell, leaf) borrowed from Middle Low German plūme derived from *plūmā derived from Latin prūnum (plum) derived from Ancient Greek προῦμνον (plum).

Origin

Ancient Greek

προῦμνον

Gloss

plum

Kanji

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