Where does “bylgja” come from?

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

bylgja (Old Norse): wave, billow

Definitions

  1. wave, billow

Ancestry of “bylgja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbulgijōwave, billow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bylgja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →