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Where does “boomster” come from?

boomster (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.

boomster (English): One engaged in booming the market or a political...

Definitions

  1. One engaged in booming the market or a political...

Ancestry of “boomster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBoom—
2DutchBoom—
3Dutchbodembottom; soil, ground; earth surface
4Middle Dutchbodem—
5Old Dutch*bodom—
6Old Englishbotmbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
7Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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