Where does “pijpbom” come from?

pijpbom (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,...

pijpbom (Dutch): pipebomb; an improvised explosive device consisting of blasting powder encased in a metal pipe to increase the blast effect

Definitions

  1. pipebomb; an improvised explosive device consisting of blasting powder encased in a metal pipe to increase the blast effect

Ancestry of “pijpbom”, step by step

pijpbom 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 pijp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpijppipe; tube
2Middle Dutchpîpe—
3Old Dutchpīpaflute
4Proto-Germanic*pīpā—
5Vulgar Latinpipapipe
6LatinpipoI pip, peep
Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβος →