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Where does “engesztel” come from?

engesztel (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian -eszt, from Hungarian -sz, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

engesztel (Hungarian): to appease, conciliate; to soften, conciliate,...

Definitions

  1. to appease, conciliate; to soften, conciliate,...

Ancestry of “engesztel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarian-esztAdded to a verb or less frequently to a noun to...
2Hungarian-szUsed to form the second-person singular present...
3Proto-Slavicsьthis
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśisthis here
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱísthis
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “engesztel”

  • engesztelhetetlen
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