Where does “dorkasti” come from?
dorkasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish dorka, from Swedish dåre, from Old Swedish dāre, from Old Norse dári, from Middle Low German dȫre, from Old Saxon *dōro, from Proto-West Germanic *dauʀō — fool.
dorkasti (Finnish): idiotically, stupidly
Definitions
- idiotically, stupidly
Ancestry of “dorkasti”, step by step
dorkasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish dorka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | dorka | dork, jerk, idiot, dorkface; stupid, idiotic,... |
| 2 | Swedish | dåre | a fool, a madman, a lunatic |
| 3 | Old Swedish | dāre | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | dári | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | dȫre | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | *dōro | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *dauʀō | fool |
via Finnish sti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sti | — |