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Where does “postbud” come from?

postbud (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål post, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

postbud (Norwegian Bokmål): a postman or postwoman, mailman

Definitions

  1. a postman or postwoman, mailman

Ancestry of “postbud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpostpost or mail
2Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
3Latinprobāre—
4Latinprobō—
5LatinProbus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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