Where does “fakki-idiootti” come from?
fakki-idiootti (Finnish) comes from German Fachidiot, 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.
fakki-idiootti (Finnish): a fachidiot; someone with profound knowledge of...
Definitions
- a fachidiot; someone with profound knowledge of...
Ancestry of “fakki-idiootti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fachidiot | fachidiot a specialist expert who is ignorant outside of their specialty |
| 2 | German | Fachidiotismus | professional overspecialization |
| 3 | German | fach | second-person singular imperative of fachen |
| 4 | Middle High German | vach | -fold |
| 5 | Old High German | fah | wall |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *fak | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | faką | An enclosed or defined space; division;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |