Where does “csapadék” come from?
csapadék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian csap, from German Zapfen, from Middle High German zapfen, from Old High German zapfo, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.
csapadék (Hungarian): precipitation
Ancestry of “csapadék”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | csap | tap, faucet; spigot, pivot, peg, pin; cone |
| 2 | German | Zapfen | gerund of zapfen; plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | zapfen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | zapfo | — |
| 5 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |