Where does “hljóðbylgja” come from?

hljóðbylgja (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hljóð, from Old Norse hljóð, from Proto-Germanic hleuþą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hljóðbylgja (Icelandic): sound wave

Definitions

  1. sound wave

Ancestry of “hljóðbylgja”, step by step

hljóðbylgja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hljóð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichljóðsound; a cry; silence
2Old Norsehljóðsilence, hearing; a sound, cry; a musical sound,...
3Proto-Germanichleuþąlistening, hearing; sound
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-to- →