Where does “pratbubbla” come from?

pratbubbla (Swedish) comes from Swedish prat, from Proto-Germanic prattuz, from Proto-Indo-European brodnó- — to wander about.

pratbubbla (Swedish): speech bubble

Definitions

  1. speech bubble

Ancestry of “pratbubbla”, step by step

pratbubbla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish prat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishpratSpeech, talk
2Proto-Germanicprattuzboastful talk; deceit, trickery, stratagem, list,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbrodnó-to wander about

via Swedish bubbla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbubblabubble; a spherically contained volume of air;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European brodnó-Every word from Proto-Germanic prattuzEvery word from Swedish prat