Where does “zottin” come from?

zottin (Dutch) comes from Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

zottin (Dutch): a madwoman, a crazy woman

Definitions

  1. a madwoman, a crazy woman

Ancestry of “zottin”, step by step

zottin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
2Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
3Old Dutchin—
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Dutch zot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzotcrazy; mad; A fool
2Middle Dutchsot—
3Old Frenchsot—
4Medieval Latinsottusfoolish
5Aramaics(h)otefool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →