Where does “bombdåd” come from?

bombdåd (Swedish) comes from Swedish dåd, from Old Swedish dāþ, from Old Norse dáð, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

bombdåd (Swedish): bombing

Definitions

  1. bombing

Ancestry of “bombdåd”, step by step

bombdåd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dåd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdådfeat, deed; an impressive, heroic or otherwise...
2Old Swedishdāþ—
3Old Norsedáðdeed
4Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Swedish bomb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbomba bomb
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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