Where does “esernyő” come from?
esernyő (Hungarian) comes from German Regenschirm, from German schirm, from Middle High German schirm, from Old High German skerm, from Proto-West Germanic skirmi, from Proto-Germanic skirmiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
esernyő (Hungarian): umbrella
Definitions
- umbrella
Ancestry of “esernyő”, step by step
esernyő traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Regenschirm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Regenschirm | umbrella |
| 2 | German | schirm | screen |
| 3 | Middle High German | schirm | — |
| 4 | Old High German | skerm | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skirmi | fur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skirmiz | fur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
via Hungarian esik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | esik | to fall; to rain, to snow; to fall somewhere, to... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اشیك | threshold, doorsill, doorstep, the lowermost part of a doorway |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ēĺü-k | door |
via Hungarian ernyő
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ernyő | umbrella; shade, sunshade, parasol; shade |