Where does “félkarú rabló” come from?
félkarú rabló (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian rabló, from Hungarian rabol, from German rauben, from Middle High German rouben, from Old High German roubōn, from Proto-West Germanic raubōn, from Proto-Germanic raubōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
félkarú rabló (Hungarian): one-armed bandit a gaming machine having a long handle at one side that one pulls down to make reels spin
Definitions
- one-armed bandit a gaming machine having a long handle at one side that one pulls down to make reels spin
Ancestry of “félkarú rabló”, step by step
félkarú rabló traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian rabló
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | rabló | present participle of rabol; predatory,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | rabol | to rob |
| 3 | German | rauben | to rob, to steal; to rob, to deprive; to take... |
| 4 | Middle High German | rouben | — |
| 5 | Old High German | roubōn | to rob, steal |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | raubōn | to rob, to steal, to plunder |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | raubōną | to rob, steal, plunder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |