An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Blüte

Blüte, feminine, ‘blossom, bloom, prime,’ from the plural of the equivalent Middle High German bluot, plural blüete, Old High German bluot, plural bluoti, feminine; Gothic *blôþs, Anglo-Saxon blêd. See blühen, Blume, Blust, Blut, and Blatt.