Where does “דרומדיק” come from?

דרומדיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish דרום, from Hebrew דָּרוֹם — south.

דרומדיק (Yiddish): southern

Definitions

  1. southern

Ancestry of “דרומדיק”, step by step

דרומדיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish דרום

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishדרוםsouth
2Hebrewדָּרוֹםsouth

via Yiddish ־דיק

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