Where does “mellembølge” come from?

mellembølge (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-.

mellembølge (Danish): medium wave

Definitions

  1. medium wave

Ancestry of “mellembølge”, step by step

mellembølge 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 mellem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmellembetween; among
2Old Norseí millum—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →