Where does “csendőr” come from?

csendőr (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian őr, from Hungarian őriz, from Hungarian -kedik — Added to a noun or adjective to form a verb. Most...

csendőr (Hungarian): gendarme member of gendarmerie, especially a member of the police force which was active until 1945 in Hungary

Definitions

gendarme member of gendarmerie, especially a member of the police force which was active until 1945 in Hungary

csendőr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hungarian	őr	guard, watchman, keeper; guardian, protector;...
2	Hungarian	őriz	to guard, herd, watch, keep safe
3	Hungarian	-kedik	Added to a noun or adjective to form a verb. Most...

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hungarian	csend	silence, stillness, hush; quietness, calmness;...
2	Hungarian	-d	your; Used in the second-person singular definite...
3	Middle Welsh	-nt	3rd person plural verb ending