Where does “Babyboomerin” come from?
Babyboomerin (German) comes from German Babyboomer, from German Babyboom, from German Boom, from English Boom, from Dutch Boom, from Dutch bodem, from Middle Dutch bodem, from Old Dutch *bodom — smoke; mist, haze.
Ancestry of “Babyboomerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Babyboomer | baby boomer |
| 2 | German | Babyboom | baby boom |
| 3 | German | Boom | boom |
| 4 | English | Boom | A Belgian town and municipality in the southwest of the Flemish province of Antwerp |
| 5 | Dutch | Boom | a Belgian town and municipality in the Flemish province of Antwerp |
| 6 | Dutch | bodem | bottom; soil, ground; earth surface |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | bodem | — |
| 8 | Old Dutch | *bodom | — |
| 9 | Old English | botm | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |