Where does “אמתדיק” come from?

אמתדיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אמת, from Hebrew אֱמֶת — truth.

אמתדיק (Yiddish): true, correct; truthful; real

Definitions

  1. true, correct; truthful; real

Ancestry of “אמתדיק”, step by step

אמתדיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish אמת

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאמתtruth; true, correct
2Hebrewאֱמֶתtruth

via Yiddish ־דיק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־דיקForms present participles; -ish; -y
Every word from Hebrew אֱמֶת →Every word from Yiddish אמת →