Where does “bylgjulengd” come from?

bylgjulengd (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-.

bylgjulengd (Icelandic): wavelength

Definitions

  1. wavelength

Ancestry of “bylgjulengd”, step by step

bylgjulengd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic Bylgja

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-—

via Icelandic lengd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclengdlength; height; length, duration
2Old Norselengd—
3Proto-Germaniclangiþōlongness, length
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →