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
- a tidal wave; a flood or wave
Ancestry of “flodbølge”, step by step
flodbølge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bølge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bølge | a wave |
| 2 | Danish | bølge | wave; to wave |
| 3 | Old Norse | bylgja | wave, billow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bulgijō | wave, billow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål flod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | flod | a flood, deluge; a large river |
| 2 | Danish | flod | river; high tide |
| 3 | Old Danish | floth | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | flóð | flood; stream, river, flood, massive flow of... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flōduz | river; flood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plōw- | to flow, swim; to pour, wash |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |