Where does “ביכערדיק” come from?
ביכערדיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish דיק, from Middle High German dicke, from Old High German dicchī, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
ביכערדיק (Yiddish): bookish
Definitions
- bookish
Ancestry of “ביכערדיק”, step by step
ביכערדיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish דיק
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | דיק | thick |
| 2 | Middle High German | dicke | thickly; often |
| 3 | Old High German | dicchī | thick |
| 4 | Old High German | -ī | -ness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Yiddish ביכער
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ביכער | plural of בוך; books |