Where does “ezáltal” come from?

ezáltal (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian által, from Hungarian alt, from German Alt, from Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós — to grow, nourish.

ezáltal (Hungarian): hereby

Definitions

  1. hereby

Ancestry of “ezáltal”, step by step

ezáltal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian által

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianáltalthrough, over
2Hungarianaltalto
3GermanAltalto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland...
4Middle High Germanalt—
5Old High Germanaltold
6Proto-West Germanicaldold
7Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Hungarian ez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianezthis
2Proto-Uralice-this; not; the negative verb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldaz →