Where does “zot” come from?

zot (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sot, from Old French sot, from Medieval Latin sottus, from Aramaic s(h)ote — fool.

zot (Dutch): crazy; mad; A fool

Definitions

  1. crazy; mad; A fool

Ancestry of “zot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsot—
2Old Frenchsot—
3Medieval Latinsottusfoolish
4Aramaics(h)otefool

Words derived from “zot”

Every word from Aramaic s(h)ote →Every word from Medieval Latin sottus →Every word from Old French sot →