Where does “byge” come from?

byge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Dutch bui — shower rain, or generally a bout of bad weather such as snow.

byge (Norwegian Bokmål): a gust of wind, squall; a shower

Definitions

  1. a gust of wind, squall; a shower

Ancestry of “byge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuishower rain, or generally a bout of bad weather such as snow

Words derived from “byge

Every word from Dutch bui
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