Where does “csapóajtók” come from?
csapóajtók (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian csapóajtó, from Hungarian csapó, from Hungarian csap, from German Zapfen, from Middle High German zapfen, from Old High German zapfo, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô — to share, divide.
Ancestry of “csapóajtók”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | csapóajtó | trapdoor a hinged or sliding door set into a floor or ceiling |
| 2 | Hungarian | csapó | clapperboard |
| 3 | Hungarian | csap | tap, faucet; spigot, pivot, peg, pin; cone |
| 4 | German | Zapfen | gerund of zapfen; plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | zapfen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | zapfo | — |
| 7 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |