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Where does “alsó” come from?

alsó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian Alsó-Szászország, from German Niedersachsen, from German nieder-, from German nieder, from Middle High German nider, from Old High German nidar, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

alsó (Hungarian): bottom, lower

Definitions

  1. bottom, lower

Ancestry of “alsó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianAlsó-Szászország—
2GermanNiedersachsen—
3Germannieder-A prefix; equivalent to down-
4Germanniederlow; mean; menial
5Middle High Germannider—
6Old High Germannidardown
7Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
8Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

Words derived from “alsó”

  • alsóbb
  • legalsó
  • legalsóbb
  • alsónadrág
  • alsónemű
  • alsóneműk
  • alsószoknya
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