Where does “bombnedslag” come from?

bombnedslag (Swedish) comes from Swedish nedslag, from Swedish slå ner, from Swedish slå, from Old Swedish slā, from Old Norse slá, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

bombnedslag (Swedish): a bomb strike ((dropped) bomb striking something)

Definitions

  1. a bomb strike ((dropped) bomb striking something)

Ancestry of “bombnedslag”, step by step

bombnedslag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish nedslag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnedslagstroke
2Swedishslå nerto strike, to hit (something below)
3Swedishslåto hit, punch or beat (someone); to give a blow
4Old Swedishslāto hit, to strike
5Old Norsesláto hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck
6Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
7Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slahanąEvery word from Old Norse slá
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