Where does “ליידיק” come from?

ליידיק (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German lëdec, from Old High German lidig, from Proto-West Germanic *liþug, from Proto-Germanic liþugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ליידיק (Yiddish): empty; single

Definitions

  1. empty; single

Ancestry of “ליידיק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlëdec—
2Old High Germanlidig—
3Proto-West Germanic*liþug—
4Proto-Germanicliþugazflexible, free, unoccupied
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic liþugaz →