Where does “hitabylgja” come from?

hitabylgja (Faroese) comes from Faroese Bylgja, from Old Norse bylgja, from Proto-Germanic bulgijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

hitabylgja (Faroese): heatwave

Definitions

  1. heatwave

Ancestry of “hitabylgja”, step by step

hitabylgja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese Bylgja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseBylgjaBylgja, one of the nine daughters of Ægir
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 Faroese hiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehitiheat, warmth; fever; temperature
2Old Norsehitiheat
3Proto-Germanichaitį̄heat
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →