Where does “bovbølge” come from?

bovbølge (Danish) comes from Danish bølge, from Old Norse bylgja, from Proto-Germanic bulgijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bovbølge (Danish): bow wave

Definitions

  1. bow wave

Ancestry of “bovbølge”, step by step

bovbølge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bølge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbølgewave; to wave
2Old Norsebylgjawave, billow
3Proto-Germanicbulgijōwave, billow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Danish bov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbovshoulder; bow
2Old Norsebógrshoulder
3Proto-Germanicbōguzupper arm, shoulder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →