Where does “langbølge” come from?
langbølge (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-.
langbølge (Norwegian Bokmål): long wave
Ancestry of “langbølge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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- | — |