Where does “elhallgattat” come from?

elhallgattat (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian -tat, from Hungarian -tatik, from Swahili -tata, from Swedish tät, from French tête, from Middle French teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis — to stand.

elhallgattat (Hungarian): to silence, to shut up, to hush, to shush to make quiet

Definitions

  1. to silence, to shut up, to hush, to shush to make quiet

Ancestry of “elhallgattat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarian-tatAdded to a verb to form a verb with a meaning of...
2Hungarian-tatikAdded to a back-vowel verb to form a verb with a...
3Swahili-tata
4Swedishtätdense, thick "or" crowded; dense; compact;...
5Frenchtêtehead; header; a bright spark, a quick study
6Middle Frenchtestehead
7Old Frenchtestehead
8Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
9Latinterstis
10Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
11Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
12Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂sEvery word from Latin trīstis