Where does “üzemanyagtartály” come from?
üzemanyagtartály (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian üzemanyag, 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 — to support; to hold.
üzemanyagtartály (Hungarian): fuel tank
Definitions
- fuel tank
Ancestry of “üzemanyagtartály”, step by step
üzemanyagtartály traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian üzemanyag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | üzemanyag | fuel |
| 2 | Hungarian | üzem | plant; functioning, operation |
| 3 | German | Betrieb | operating or running a technical device,... |
| 4 | German | betreiben | to run, to operate |
| 5 | German | treiben | to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force |
| 6 | Middle High German | trīben | — |
| 7 | Old High German | drīvan | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | drīban | to drive, to push, to compel to go |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | drībaną | to drive, push, compel to go |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |