Where does “sjunkbomb” come from?

sjunkbomb (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,...

sjunkbomb (Swedish): depth charge

Definitions

depth charge

Ancestry of “sjunkbomb”, step by step

sjunkbomb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bomb

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	bomb	a bomb
2	French	bombé	rounded, convex; past participle of bomber
3	Italian	bomba	bomb
4	Italian	bombo	bumblebee; buzzing
5	Latin	bombus	A buzz or humming sound
6	Ancient Greek	βόμβος	any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

via Swedish sjunka

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	sjunka	sink
2	Old Swedish	siunka	to sink
3	Old Norse	søkkva	to sink; to let sink
4	Proto-Germanic	sinkwaną	to sink
5	Proto-Indo-European	sengʷ-	to sink; to fall; to drop

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