Where does “böldpest” come from?

böldpest (Swedish) comes from Swedish pest, from Latin pestis — a disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...

böldpest (Swedish): bubonic plague

Definitions

  1. bubonic plague

Ancestry of “böldpest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishpestA plague; A pest; something deeply annoying
2Latinpestisa disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...
Every word from Latin pestis →