Where does “hitabylgja” come from?

hitabylgja (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-.

hitabylgja (Icelandic): heatwave

Definitions

  1. heatwave

Ancestry of “hitabylgja”, step by step

hitabylgja 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 hiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichitiheat; 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- →