Where does “שׂכלדיק” come from?

שׂכלדיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שׂכל, from Hebrew שֵׂכֶל — intelligence.

שׂכלדיק (Yiddish): reasonable, logical

Definitions

  1. reasonable, logical

Ancestry of “שׂכלדיק”, step by step

שׂכלדיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שׂכל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשׂכלsense, common sense, good sense; reason;...
2Hebrewשֵׂכֶלintelligence

via Yiddish ־דיק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־דיקForms present participles; -ish; -y

Words derived from “שׂכלדיק”

Every word from Hebrew שֵׂכֶל →Every word from Yiddish שׂכל →