Where does “csapdát állít” come from?
csapdát állít (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.
csapdát állít (Hungarian): to set up, set/lay a trap (for someone)
Definitions
- to set up, set/lay a trap (for someone)
Ancestry of “csapdát állít”, step by step
csapdát állít 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 |