Where does “lågbudgetfilm” come from?

lågbudgetfilm (Swedish) comes from Swedish budget, from English budget, from Middle English bogett, from Old French bougette, from Old French bouge, from Latin bulga, from Gaulish bolgā, from Proto-Celtic bolgos.

lågbudgetfilm (Swedish): low-budget movie

Definitions

  1. low-budget movie

Ancestry of “lågbudgetfilm”, step by step

lågbudgetfilm traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish budget

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbudgeta budget
2EnglishbudgetThe amount of money or resources earmarked for a...
3Middle Englishbogett
4Old Frenchbougette
5Old Frenchbougesack; purse; small bag
6Latinbulgaknapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb
7Gaulishbolgābag, sack
8Proto-Celticbolgossack, bag; stomach
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Swedish låg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlåglow; having a small height; of low moral or...
2Old Swedishlāgherlow
3Old Norselágrlow; short
4Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
5Middle High Germanleger
6Old High Germanlegar
7Old Norselegr
8Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Swedish film

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfilmfilm; a thin layer; film; medium used to capture...
2Swedishhistoriahistory; A story, plot; A joke or anecdote
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-