Where does “beírt kör” come from?

beírt kör (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian beírt, from Hungarian beír, from Hungarian ír, from German Ire, from English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar — fat, milk.

beírt kör (Hungarian): incircle a circle within a polygon, especially a triangle, that is tangent to each side

Definitions

  1. incircle a circle within a polygon, especially a triangle, that is tangent to each side

Ancestry of “beírt kör”, step by step

beírt kör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian beírt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbeírtthird-person singular indicative past indefinite...
2Hungarianbeírto write in; to inscribe; to enter
3Hungarianírto write; to burn; Irish
4GermanIreIrishman
5EnglishIrishThe Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also...
6Middle EnglishIrisce
7Old EnglishĪrasIrishmen
8Old NorseÍrarIrishmen
9Old IrishÉriuIreland
10Primitive Irish*Īweriū
11Proto-CelticΦīweryū
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via Hungarian kör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankörcircle; circle, ring, company; round, lap
2FrenchCœurheart
3Middle FrenchcœurAlternative form of coeur
4Old Frenchcuerheart
5Vulgar Latin*corem
6Latincorheart; soul, mind
7Proto-Italickordheart
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon-Every word from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū
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