Where does “Postmaun” come from?
Postmaun (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Post, from Middle Low German post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
Postmaun (Plautdietsch): postman, mailman
Definitions
- postman, mailman
Ancestry of “Postmaun”, step by step
Postmaun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Post | mail, post |
| 2 | Middle Low German | post | — |
| 3 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 4 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |