Where does “bérbe vesz” come from?

bérbe vesz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vész, from Proto-Uralic wexe- — to take, to grasp.

bérbe vesz (Hungarian): to rent something

Definitions

  1. to rent something

Ancestry of “bérbe vesz”, step by step

bérbe vesz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian vész

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvészplague, pestilence, pandemic, disease; disaster,...
2Proto-Uralicwexe-to take, to grasp

via Hungarian bér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbérwage; hired, rented, for hire
Every word from Proto-Uralic wexe-Every word from Hungarian vész