Where does “lydbølge” come from?
lydbølge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lyd, from Danish lyd, from Old Danish liud, from Old Norse hljóð, from Proto-Germanic hleuþą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
lydbølge (Norwegian Bokmål): a sound wave
Definitions
- a sound wave
Ancestry of “lydbølge”, step by step
lydbølge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål lyd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lyd | sound; people; imperative of lyde |
| 2 | Danish | lyd | sound; noise; imperative of lyde |
| 3 | Old Danish | liud | a sound |
| 4 | Old Norse | hljóð | silence, hearing; a sound, cry; a musical sound,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hleuþą | listening, hearing; sound |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew-to- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
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- | — |