Where does “csatatér” come from?

csatatér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tér, from German Teer, from Middle Low German ter, from Proto-Germanic terwą, from Pre-Germanic derwom, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

csatatér (Hungarian): battlefield, battleground

Definitions

  1. battlefield, battleground

Ancestry of “csatatér”, step by step

csatatér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantérspace; room; field
2GermanTeertar
3Middle Low Germanter
4Proto-Germanicterwątar
5Pre-Germanicderwom
6EnglishdoruAlternative form of dory
7Ancient Greekδόρυwood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,...
8Proto-Hellenicdórutree
9Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
10Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

via Hungarian csata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsatabattle
2Serbo-Croatiančetatroop, squad, host
3Proto-Slavicčetacompany
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeth₂
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷet-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew-