Where does “byllepest” come from?

byllepest (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål byll, from Danish byld, from Proto-Germanic *biliþi.

byllepest (Norwegian Bokmål): bubonic plague

Definitions

  1. bubonic plague

Ancestry of “byllepest”, step by step

byllepest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål byll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbylla boil or abscess
2Danishbyldan abscess, boil
3Proto-Germanic*biliþi—

via Norwegian Bokmål pest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpesta plague
2Latinpestisa disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...
Every word from Proto-Germanic *biliþi →Every word from Danish byld →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål byll →
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