Where does “Otaku” come from?

Otaku (German) comes from Japanese オタク, from Japanese お宅, from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.

Otaku (German): otaku

Definitions

  1. otaku

Ancestry of “Otaku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseオタクgeek, nerd; one who is obsessed with something to...
2Japaneseお宅your home; you; geek
3Japanese御"indicates that the is honorific"; often used to...
4Middle Chinese御—
Every word from Middle Chinese 御 →Every word from Japanese 御 →Every word from Japanese お宅 →