Where does “bestusst” come from?

bestusst (German) comes from German Stuss, from Yiddish שטות, from Hebrew שְׁטוּת — nonsense.

bestusst (German): crazy

Definitions

  1. crazy

Ancestry of “bestusst”, step by step

bestusst traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stuss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStussdrivel, verbal nonsense
2Yiddishשטותfoolishness
3Hebrewשְׁטוּתnonsense

via German T

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanT(on license plates of government cars)

via German be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbe
Every word from Hebrew שְׁטוּתEvery word from Yiddish שטותEvery word from German Stuss