Where does “lydfrekvens” come from?

lydfrekvens (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lyd, 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- — to cover; to incline.

lydfrekvens (Norwegian Nynorsk): sound frequency (or audio frequency)

Definitions

  1. sound frequency (or audio frequency)

Ancestry of “lydfrekvens”, step by step

lydfrekvens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk lyd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklydsound; people; audible, clear, intelligible
2Norwegian Bokmållydsound; people; imperative of lyde
3Danishlydsound; noise; imperative of lyde
4Old Danishliuda sound
5Old Norsehljóðsilence, hearing; a sound, cry; a musical sound,...
6Proto-Germanichleuþąlistening, hearing; sound
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Norwegian Nynorsk frekvens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfrekvensfrequency
2Latinfrequentiacrowd, multitude, throng
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-to-
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