Where does “bølgehøyde” come from?

bølgehøyde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål høyde, from Danish højde, from Old Danish høgdh, from Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

bølgehøyde (Norwegian Bokmål): wave height

Definitions

  1. wave height

Ancestry of “bølgehøyde”, step by step

bølgehøyde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål høyde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhøydeheight; high jump
2Danishhøjdeheight; altitude
3Old Danishhøgdh
4Old Norsehæðheight
5Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
6Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

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-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō
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