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Where does “postbailout” come from?

postbailout (English) comes from English bailout, from English bail, from Middle English beyle, from Old English biegels, from Old English bīeġan, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.

postbailout (English): Following a bailout, especially a government...

Definitions

  1. Following a bailout, especially a government...

Ancestry of “postbailout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbailoutA rescue, especially a financial rescue; The...
2EnglishbailSecurity, usually a sum of money, exchanged for...
3Middle Englishbeyle—
4Old Englishbiegels—
5Old Englishbīeġanto bend, turn, turn back, incline, depress,...
6Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
7Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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