Where does “örbylgjuofn” come from?

örbylgjuofn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic örbylgja, 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-.

örbylgjuofn (Icelandic): microwave oven

Definitions

  1. microwave oven

Ancestry of “örbylgjuofn”, step by step

örbylgjuofn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic örbylgja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicörbylgjamicrowave
2IcelandicBylgjawave, billow
3Old Norsebylgjawave, billow
4Proto-Germanicbulgijōwave, billow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Icelandic ofn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicofnoven; stove; furnace
2Old Norseofn—
3Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
4Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →