Where does “sodeju” come from?
sodeju (Dutch) comes from Dutch sodemieter, from Dutch -er, from Old Dutch -āri, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
Ancestry of “sodeju”, step by step
sodeju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch sodemieter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sodemieter | sodomite, bugger |
| 2 | Dutch | -er | Forms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -āri | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via Dutch nondeju
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | nondeju | damn |
| 2 | French | nom de dieu | bloody hell; Jesus Christ; goddammit (indicates surprise, anger, indignation, etc.) |