Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “boomeritis” come from?

boomeritis (English) comes from English boomer, from English Boom, from Dutch Boom, from Dutch bodem, from Middle Dutch bodem, from Old Dutch *bodom, from Old English botm, from Proto-Germanic butmaz — smoke; mist, haze.

boomeritis (English): A narcissistic liberal worldview associated with...

Definitions

  1. A narcissistic liberal worldview associated with...

Ancestry of “boomeritis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboomerAn adult male kangaroo; Ellipsis of baby boomer;...
2EnglishBoom—
3DutchBoom—
4Dutchbodembottom; soil, ground; earth surface
5Middle Dutchbodem—
6Old Dutch*bodom—
7Old Englishbotmbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
8Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →