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Where does “randidioot” come from?

randidioot (Dutch) comes from Dutch idioot, from Dutch idiootbestendig, from Dutch bestendig, from German beständig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār — year.

randidioot (Dutch): wingnut, idiot with extreme views

Definitions

  1. wingnut, idiot with extreme views

Ancestry of “randidioot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchidiootAn idiot; Someone with the mental age of a young...
2Dutchidiootbestendigidiot-proof
3Dutchbestendiglasting, permanent, as in bestendige deputatie;...
4Germanbeständigconstant, stable, steady, abiding, enduring;...
5German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
6German-jährigyears old; years lasting
7GermanJahryear
8Middle High Germanjāryear
9Old High Germanjāryear
10Proto-West Germanicjāryear
11Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →