Where does “éhbér” come from?

éhbér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian éh — hungry; hunger.

éhbér (Hungarian): starvation wages, pittance

Definitions

  1. starvation wages, pittance

Ancestry of “éhbér”, step by step

éhbér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian éh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianéhhungry; hunger

via Hungarian bér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbérwage; hired, rented, for hire

Words derived from “éhbér

Every word from Hungarian éh