Where does “Német” come from?

Német (Hungarian) comes from Romanian neam, from Hungarian nem, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ne — no, not.

Német (Hungarian): German of or relating to Germany or its people

Definitions

  1. German of or relating to Germany or its people

Ancestry of “Német”, step by step

Német traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian neam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianneamfamily, sort, kin, tribe; ancestry, lineage,...
2Hungariannemno, not; no; sex, gender
3Proto-Finno-Ugricneno, not

via Proto-Slavic němьcь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicněmьcьforeigner, non-Slav; specifically, a speaker of a...
2Proto-Slavicněmъunclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...

Words derived from “Német”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ne →Every word from Hungarian nem →Every word from Romanian neam →