Where does “randidioot” come from?

randidioot (Dutch) comes from Dutch rand, from Middle Dutch rant, from Old Dutch rant, from Proto-Germanic randaz, from Proto-Indo-European rem- — to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

randidioot (Dutch): wingnut, idiot with extreme views

Definitions

  1. wingnut, idiot with extreme views

Ancestry of “randidioot”, step by step

randidioot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrandedge, brink, rim
2Middle Dutchrant—
3Old Dutchrant—
4Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

via Dutch idioot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchidiootAn idiot; Someone with the mental age of a young...
2Middle Dutchidioot—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic randaz →Every word from Old Dutch rant →