Where does “csapatember” come from?

csapatember (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian csapat, 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- — to share, divide.

csapatember (Hungarian): team player

Definitions

  1. team player

Ancestry of “csapatember”, step by step

csapatember traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian csapat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsapatgroup, troop, crew, flock; team; troop,...
2Hungariancsaptap, faucet; spigot, pivot, peg, pin; cone
3GermanZapfengerund of zapfen; plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot;...
4Middle High Germanzapfen
5Old High Germanzapfo
6Frankishtappō
7Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Hungarian ember

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianemberperson; human; mankind, humanity, man
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-Every word from Proto-Germanic tappô