Where does “vliegtuigbom” come from?

vliegtuigbom (Dutch) comes from Dutch vliegtuig, from Dutch vliegen, from Middle Dutch vliegen, from Old Dutch fliegan, from Proto-Germanic flaugijaną, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

vliegtuigbom (Dutch): aerial bomb, bomb dropped or launched from an...

Definitions

  1. aerial bomb, bomb dropped or launched from an...

Ancestry of “vliegtuigbom”, step by step

vliegtuigbom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vliegtuig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvliegtuigaeroplane, winged aircraft; Any aircraft,...
2Dutchvliegento fly; to steer an aircraft, to fly; to soar, to...
3Middle Dutchvliegento fly; to soar; to move quickly
4Old Dutchflieganto fly
5Proto-Germanicflaugijanąto cause to fly, let fly; to make flee, put to...
6Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

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,...
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