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Where does “önéletrajz” come from?

önéletrajz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian életrajz, from Hungarian rajz, from Hungarian rajzol, from German Reißen, from Middle High German rīzen, from Old High German rīzan, from Proto-West Germanic hrītan, from Proto-Germanic hrītaną — to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull.

önéletrajz (Hungarian): curriculum vitae , résumé; autobiography

Definitions

  1. curriculum vitae , résumé; autobiography

Ancestry of “önéletrajz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianéletrajzbiography
2Hungarianrajzdrawing
3Hungarianrajzolto draw; second-person singular indicative...
4GermanReißen—
5Middle High Germanrīzen—
6Old High Germanrīzanto scratch
7Proto-West Germanichrītanto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
8Proto-Germanichrītanąto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull

Words derived from “önéletrajz”

  • önéletrajzi
  • önéletrajzok
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