Where does “billowing” come from?
Billowing comes from Middle English bilȝe, from Old Norse bylgja, from Proto-Germanic bulgijō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to swell or bulge.
billowing (English): present participle of billow; The act of...
Definitions
- present participle of billow; The act of...
Ancestry of “billowing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | billow | A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of... |
| 2 | Middle English | bilwe | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | bylgja | wave, billow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bulgijō | wave, billow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “billowing”