Where does “lydmur” come from?
lydmur (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.
lydmur (Norwegian Nynorsk): the sound barrier
Definitions
- the sound barrier
Ancestry of “lydmur”, step by step
lydmur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk lyd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | lyd | sound; people; audible, clear, intelligible |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | lyd | sound; people; imperative of lyde |
| 3 | Danish | lyd | sound; noise; imperative of lyde |
| 4 | Old Danish | liud | a sound |
| 5 | Old Norse | hljóð | silence, hearing; a sound, cry; a musical sound,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hleuþą | listening, hearing; sound |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew-to- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |