Where does “dieselpunk” come from?

dieselpunk (English) comes from English punk, from Unami punkw, from Proto-Algonquian penkwi, from Proto-Algic penekwe — powder.

dieselpunk (English): A postmodern genre of art as well as a budding...

Definitions

  1. A postmodern genre of art as well as a budding...

Ancestry of “dieselpunk”, step by step

dieselpunk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English punk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpunkA person used for sex, particularly; A worthless...
2Unamipunkwashes; dust; powder
3Proto-Algonquianpenkwidust, ash
4Proto-Algicpenekwepowder

via English diesel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdieselA fuel derived from petroleum but heavier than...
2GermanDieseldiesel vehicle powered by a diesel engine
Every word from Proto-Algic penekwe →Every word from Proto-Algonquian penkwi →Every word from Unami punkw →