Where does “vakidiotisme” come from?
vakidiotisme (Dutch) comes from German Fachidiotismus, from German fach, from Middle High German vach, from Old High German fah, from Proto-Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
vakidiotisme (Dutch): an excessive, narrow focus on one's specialism with little societal awareness or engagement; the state of being a fachidiot
Definitions
- an excessive, narrow focus on one's specialism with little societal awareness or engagement; the state of being a fachidiot
Ancestry of “vakidiotisme”, step by step
vakidiotisme traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fachidiotismus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fachidiotismus | professional overspecialization |
| 2 | German | fach | second-person singular imperative of fachen |
| 3 | Middle High German | vach | -fold |
| 4 | Old High German | fah | wall |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fak | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faką | An enclosed or defined space; division;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
via Dutch vak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vak | A compartment; A subject, discipline, class,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vac | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fak | compartment |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fak | division, compartment; period, interval |
via Dutch idiotisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | idiotisme | idiocy, stupidity, moronicness |
| 2 | French | idiotisme | idiom |
| 3 | Latin | idiotismus | — |