Where does “bølgelengde” come from?

bølgelengde (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bølge, from Old Norse bylgja, from Proto-Germanic bulgijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bølgelengde (Norwegian Nynorsk): a wavelength

Definitions

  1. a wavelength

Ancestry of “bølgelengde”, step by step

bølgelengde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bølge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbølgea wave
2Old Norsebylgjawave, billow
3Proto-Germanicbulgijōwave, billow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk lengde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklengdelength
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →
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