Where does “bommelding” come from?
bommelding (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,...
bommelding (Dutch): bomb report, bomb threat
Definitions
- bomb report, bomb threat
Ancestry of “bommelding”, step by step
bommelding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bom | bomb; gas cylinder; flat-bottomed marine fishing... |
| 2 | French | bombé | rounded, convex; past participle of bomber |
| 3 | Italian | bomba | bomb |
| 4 | Italian | bombo | bumblebee; buzzing |
| 5 | Latin | bombus | A buzz or humming sound |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βόμβος | any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,... |
via Dutch melding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | melding | a report, notification, message, notice |
| 2 | Dutch | melden | to report, communicate; let know |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | melden | to betray, to rat on, to report; to announce, to... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | meldon | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | melþōn | to specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *melþōną | — |