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Where does “bulgijō” come from?

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

bulgijō (Proto-Germanic): wave, billow

Definitions

  1. wave, billow

Ancestry of “bulgijō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bulgijō”

  • billowing
  • billow
  • billowy
  • billowiness
  • billowingly
  • embillow
  • billoweth
  • bölja
  • värmebölja
  • bølgehøyde
  • mellombølge
  • flodbølge
  • sjokkbølge
  • radiobølge
  • bølge
  • langbølge
  • lydbølge
  • hetebølge
  • mikrobølgeovn
  • bølgelengde
  • mikrobølge
  • flodbølgje
  • bølge
  • bølgelengde
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