Where does “rökbomb” come from?

rökbomb (Swedish) comes from Swedish bomb, from French bombé, from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

rökbomb (Swedish): a smoke bomb

Definitions

  1. a smoke bomb

Ancestry of “rökbomb”, step by step

rökbomb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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,...

via Swedish rök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishröksmoke; cigarette
2Old Norsereykrsmoke
3Proto-Germanicraukizsmoke, vapour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrewǵ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...
Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβος →