Where does “üzemanyag” come from?
üzemanyag (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian üzem, from German Betrieb, from German betreiben, from German treiben, from Middle High German trīben, from Old High German drīvan, from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną — to support; to hold.
üzemanyag (Hungarian): fuel
Definitions
- fuel
Ancestry of “üzemanyag”, step by step
üzemanyag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian üzem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | üzem | plant; functioning, operation |
| 2 | German | Betrieb | operating or running a technical device,... |
| 3 | German | betreiben | to run, to operate |
| 4 | German | treiben | to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force |
| 5 | Middle High German | trīben | — |
| 6 | Old High German | drīvan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | drīban | to drive, to push, to compel to go |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | drībaną | to drive, push, compel to go |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |