Where does “bölja” come from?

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

bölja (Swedish): a wave

Definitions

  1. a wave

Ancestry of “bölja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebylgjawave, billow
2Proto-Germanicbulgijōwave, billow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bölja”

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