Where does “oljefatsbomb” come from?

oljefatsbomb (Swedish) comes from Swedish oljefat, from Swedish olja, from Middle Low German olie, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

oljefatsbomb (Swedish): a barrel bomb; a bomb made from a barrel

Definitions

  1. a barrel bomb; a bomb made from a barrel

Ancestry of “oljefatsbomb”, step by step

oljefatsbomb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish oljefat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisholjefatan oil barrel; a barrel made from steel to...
2Swedisholjaoil; to oil
3Middle Low Germanolie
4Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
5Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
6Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
7Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
8Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom

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 loiwomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwāEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία