Where does “postboomer” come from?
postboomer (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.
postboomer (English): After the baby boomers; One born after the baby...
Definitions
- After the baby boomers; One born after the baby...
Ancestry of “postboomer”, step by step
postboomer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English boomer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boomer | An adult male kangaroo; Ellipsis of baby boomer;... |
| 2 | English | Boom | A Belgian town and municipality in the southwest of the Flemish province of Antwerp |
| 3 | Dutch | Boom | a Belgian town and municipality in the Flemish province of Antwerp |
| 4 | Dutch | bodem | bottom; soil, ground; earth surface |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | bodem | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | *bodom | — |
| 7 | Old English | botm | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 5 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 6 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |