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Where does “flodbølge” come from?

flodbølge (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-.

flodbølge (Norwegian Bokmål): a tidal wave; a flood or wave

Definitions

  1. a tidal wave; a flood or wave

Ancestry of “flodbølge”, step by step

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-—
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