Where does “bærebølge” come from?

bærebølge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bølge, from Danish bølge, from Old Norse bylgja, from Proto-Germanic bulgijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bærebølge (Norwegian Bokmål): a carrier wave

Definitions

  1. a carrier wave

Ancestry of “bærebølge”, step by step

bærebølge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bølge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbølgea wave
2Danishbølgewave; to wave
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 Norwegian Bokmål bære

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbæreto bear; endure; to wear; to support; bear; carry
2Old Norseberato carry, to bear; to make bare; female bear
3Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →