Where does “vakidioot” come from?

vakidioot (Dutch) comes from Dutch vak, from Middle Dutch vac, from Old Dutch fak, from Proto-West Germanic fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

vakidioot (Dutch): A fachidiot; a capable professional with little...

Definitions

  1. A fachidiot; a capable professional with little...

Ancestry of “vakidioot”, step by step

vakidioot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvakA compartment; A subject, discipline, class,...
2Middle Dutchvac—
3Old Dutchfakcompartment
4Proto-West Germanicfakdivision, compartment; period, interval
5Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via Dutch idioot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchidiootAn idiot; Someone with the mental age of a young...
2Middle Dutchidioot—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fak →
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