Where does “מערבֿדיק” come from?

מערבֿדיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מערבֿ, from Hebrew מַעֲרָב — west; occident, west.

מערבֿדיק (Yiddish): western

Definitions

  1. western

Ancestry of “מערבֿדיק”, step by step

מערבֿדיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish מערבֿ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמערבֿwest
2Hebrewמַעֲרָבwest; occident, west

via Yiddish ־דיק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־דיקForms present participles; -ish; -y
Every word from Hebrew מַעֲרָבEvery word from Yiddish מערבֿ
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