Where does “Babyboomer” come from?
Babyboomer (German) comes from German Babyboom, from German Boom, from English Boom, from Dutch Boom, from Dutch bodem, from Middle Dutch bodem, from Old Dutch *bodom, from Old English botm — smoke; mist, haze.
Babyboomer (German): baby boomer
Definitions
- baby boomer
Ancestry of “Babyboomer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Babyboom | baby boom |
| 2 | German | Boom | boom |
| 3 | English | Boom | A Belgian town and municipality in the southwest of the Flemish province of Antwerp |
| 4 | Dutch | Boom | a Belgian town and municipality in the Flemish province of Antwerp |
| 5 | Dutch | bodem | bottom; soil, ground; earth surface |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | bodem | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | *bodom | — |
| 8 | Old English | botm | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |