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

  1. umbrella

Ancestry of “esernyő”, step by step

esernyő traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Regenschirm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRegenschirmumbrella
2Germanschirmscreen
3Middle High Germanschirm
4Old High Germanskerm
5Proto-West Germanicskirmifur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
6Proto-Germanicskirmizfur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Hungarian esik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianesikto fall; to rain, to snow; to fall somewhere, to...
2Ottoman Turkishاشیكthreshold, doorsill, doorstep, the lowermost part of a doorway
3Proto-Turkicēĺü-kdoor

via Hungarian ernyő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianernyőumbrella; shade, sunshade, parasol; shade

Words derived from “esernyő

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-Every word from Proto-Germanic skirmizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic skirmi