Where does “mikrobølgeovn” come from?
mikrobølgeovn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mikrobølge, 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-.
mikrobølgeovn (Norwegian Bokmål): a microwave oven
Definitions
- a microwave oven
Ancestry of “mikrobølgeovn”, step by step
mikrobølgeovn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål mikrobølge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | mikrobølge | a microwave |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | bølge | a wave |
| 3 | Danish | bølge | wave; to wave |
| 4 | Old Norse | bylgja | wave, billow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bulgijō | wave, billow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Danish mikrobølge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mikrobølge | microwave |
| 2 | Danish | mikro- | micro- |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μικρο- | micro |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μικρός | little, small |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |