Where does “Zirkuszelt” come from?

Zirkuszelt (German) comes from German zelt, from Middle High German zëlt, from Old High German zelt, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic teldą, from Proto-Indo-European delt-, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.

Zirkuszelt (German): big top, circus tent

Definitions

  1. big top, circus tent

Ancestry of “Zirkuszelt”, step by step

Zirkuszelt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zelt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzelttent, marquee
2Middle High Germanzëlt—
3Old High Germanzelt—
4Proto-West Germanic*teld—
5Proto-Germanicteldątent, drape
6Proto-Indo-Europeandelt-board
7Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
8Proto-Uralic-tt—

via German Zirkus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZirkuscircus; exaggerated and annoying ado; airs; fuss,...
2Latincircusa circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a...
3Ancient Greekκρίκοςring
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Uralic -tt →Every word from Hungarian -t →Every word from Proto-Indo-European delt- →