Where does “csapdába esik” come from?
csapdába esik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian csapda, 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.
csapdába esik (Hungarian): to fall into a trap to become trapped, to get caught in a trap
Definitions
- to fall into a trap to become trapped, to get caught in a trap
Ancestry of “csapdába esik”, step by step
csapdába esik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian csapda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | csapda | trap; trap, snare, setup, trick |
| 2 | Hungarian | csap | tap, faucet; spigot, pivot, peg, pin; cone |
| 3 | German | Zapfen | gerund of zapfen; plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | zapfen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | zapfo | — |
| 6 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |