Where does “bylgja” come from?

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

bylgja (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular of bylgje

Definitions

  1. definite singular of bylgje

Ancestry of “bylgja”, step by step

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