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Where does “oldbie” come from?

oldbie (English) comes from English -bie, from English newbie, from English newie, from English New, from English MAN, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

oldbie (English): An old-timer, a person with experience

Definitions

  1. An old-timer, a person with experience

Ancestry of “oldbie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-bieCombined with a descriptor conveying a...
2EnglishnewbieA newcomer, someone new to something; A new user...
3EnglishnewieSomething newly released, such as a song or film
4EnglishNew—
5EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
6Middle EnglishmanTypically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;...
7Old Englishmānbad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;...
8Sanskritमहादेव—
9Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
10Sanskritमहायान—
11Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
12Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
13Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
15Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
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