Where does “bombefly” come from?

bombefly (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bombe, from French bombé, from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

bombefly (Norwegian Bokmål): a bomber

Definitions

  1. a bomber

Ancestry of “bombefly”, step by step

bombefly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bombe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbombea bomb; a round spot in patterns; bombe
2Frenchbombérounded, convex; past participle of bomber
3Italianbombabomb
4Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
5LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
6Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

via Norwegian Bokmål fly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålflyplane, aeroplane (UK), airplane (US), aircraft
2Old Norsefljúgato fly
3Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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