Where does “דרך־ארצדיק” come from?

דרך־ארצדיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish דרך־ארץ, from Hebrew דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ.

דרך־ארצדיק (Yiddish): respectful

Definitions

  1. respectful

Ancestry of “דרך־ארצדיק”, step by step

דרך־ארצדיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish דרך־ארץ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishדרך־ארץrespect
2Hebrewדֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ—

via Yiddish ־דיק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־דיקForms present participles; -ish; -y
Every word from Hebrew דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ →Every word from Yiddish דרך־ארץ →