Where does “rotzooi” come from?

rotzooi (Dutch) comes from Dutch zooi, from Dutch zode, from Middle Dutch sôde, from Old Dutch sōtho, from Proto-Germanic sauþô.

rotzooi (Dutch): mess; rubbish, garbage

Definitions

  1. mess; rubbish, garbage

Ancestry of “rotzooi”, step by step

rotzooi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zooi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzooimess, chaos; things, a huge quantity of stuff;...
2Dutchzodeturf
3Middle Dutchsôdesomething boiled
4Old Dutchsōtho—
5Proto-Germanicsauþô—

via Dutch rot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrotrotten, spoiled, decayed, putrid; rotten,...
2Middle Dutchrotte—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sauþô →Every word from Old Dutch sōtho →Every word from Middle Dutch sôde →