Where does “örbylgja” come from?

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

örbylgja (Icelandic): microwave

Definitions

  1. microwave

Ancestry of “örbylgja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicBylgjawave, billow
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-—

Words derived from “örbylgja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →
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