Where does “זקנדיק” come from?

זקנדיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish זקן, from Hebrew זָקֵן.

זקנדיק (Yiddish): aged

Definitions

  1. aged

Ancestry of “זקנדיק”, step by step

זקנדיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish זקן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזקןold person; knight
2Hebrewזָקֵן

via Yiddish ־דיק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־דיקForms present participles; -ish; -y
Every word from Hebrew זָקֵןEvery word from Yiddish זקן
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