Where does “ökölszabály” come from?

ökölszabály (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ököl, from Hungarian -öl, from Hungarian -ö-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

ökölszabály (Hungarian): rule of thumb

Definitions

  1. rule of thumb

Ancestry of “ökölszabály”, step by step

ökölszabály traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ököl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianökölfist
2Hungarian-ölUsed to form the second-person singular present...
3Hungarian-ö-linking vowel
4Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
5Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

via Hungarian szabály

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszabályrule
2Hungarianszabto tailor, cut

Words derived from “ökölszabály”

Every word from Middle Welsh -nt →Every word from Hungarian -öl →Every word from Hungarian -d →