Where does “kuldabylgja” come from?

kuldabylgja (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-.

kuldabylgja (Faroese): cold wave

Definitions

  1. cold wave

Ancestry of “kuldabylgja”, step by step

kuldabylgja 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 kuldi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekuldicold; chill
2Old Norsekuldicold; chill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →