Where does “שטעטלדיק” come from?
שטעטלדיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שטעטל, from Yiddish שטאָט, from Middle High German stat, from Old High German stat, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
שטעטלדיק (Yiddish): villagelike; villager
Definitions
- villagelike; villager
Ancestry of “שטעטלדיק”, step by step
שטעטלדיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish שטעטל
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שטעטל | small town, village; shtetl |
| 2 | Yiddish | שטאָט | city |
| 3 | Middle High German | stat | bank, shore |
| 4 | Old High German | stat | A city; a town; A site; a place; a spot |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Yiddish ־דיק
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־דיק | Forms present participles; -ish; -y |