Where does “flodbølgje” come from?

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

flodbølgje (Norwegian Nynorsk): a tidal wave; a flood or wave

Definitions

  1. a tidal wave; a flood or wave

Ancestry of “flodbølgje”, step by step

flodbølgje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bølgje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbølgjea 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 flod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfloda flood, deluge
2Old Norseflóðflood; stream, river, flood, massive flow of...
3Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →