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

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

Ancestry of “csendőr”, step by step

csendőr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian őr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianőrguard, watchman, keeper; guardian, protector;...
2Hungarianőrizto guard, herd, watch, keep safe
3Hungarian-kedikAdded to a noun or adjective to form a verb. Most...

via Hungarian csend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsendsilence, stillness, hush; quietness, calmness;...
2Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
3Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

Words derived from “csendőr”

Every word from Hungarian -kedik →Every word from Hungarian őriz →Every word from Hungarian őr →