Where does “lydfrekvens” come from?
lydfrekvens (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.
lydfrekvens (Norwegian Bokmål): sound frequency (or audio frequency)
Definitions
- sound frequency (or audio frequency)
Ancestry of “lydfrekvens”, step by step
lydfrekvens 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 frekvens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | frekvens | frequency |
| 2 | Latin | frequentia | crowd, multitude, throng |
| 3 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |