Where does “bermbom” come from?

bermbom (Dutch) comes from Dutch bom, from French bombé, from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

bermbom (Dutch): roadside bomb

Definitions

  1. roadside bomb

Ancestry of “bermbom”, step by step

bermbom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbombomb; gas cylinder; flat-bottomed marine fishing...
2Frenchbombérounded, convex; past participle of bomber
3Italianbombabomb
4Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
5LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
6Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

via Dutch berm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbermberm, verge, tree lawn, roadside
2Middle Dutchbaerm
3Old Dutchbarm
4Proto-Germanicbarmazlap; bosom
5Indo-European*bʰer-
Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβος
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