Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "bloom, flower" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesbluomo(Old High German) blóm(Old Norse) Surname DescendantsBlum(German) Blum(Jewish) Blom(Swedish) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 70. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 50.