Where does “ljudvall” come from?
ljudvall (Swedish) comes from Swedish ljud, from Old Swedish liuþ, from Old Norse hljóð, from Proto-Germanic hleuþą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
ljudvall (Swedish): sound barrier
Definitions
- sound barrier
Ancestry of “ljudvall”, step by step
ljudvall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ljud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ljud | sound |
| 2 | Old Swedish | liuþ | a musical sound, tune, music |
| 3 | Old Norse | hljóð | silence, hearing; a sound, cry; a musical sound,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hleuþą | listening, hearing; sound |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew-to- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Swedish vall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vall | a bank (long sloping elevation on the ground), often in the form of a wall (cognate) of earth, gravel, or the like, used as a primitive fortification (but also of for example snow), an embankment, an earthwork |
| 2 | Old Swedish | valder | — |
| 3 | Latin | vallum | wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | to see, perceive |