Where does “kuldabylgja” come from?
kuldabylgja (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-.
kuldabylgja (Icelandic): cold wave
Definitions
- cold wave
Ancestry of “kuldabylgja”, step by step
kuldabylgja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic Bylgja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | Bylgja | wave, billow |
| 2 | Old Norse | bylgja | wave, billow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bulgijō | wave, billow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Icelandic kuldi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kuldi | cold, coldness; cold weather, chill |