Where does “félreért” come from?

félreért (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian félre-, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

félreért (Hungarian): to misunderstand, miscomprehend, mistake

Definitions

  1. to misunderstand, miscomprehend, mistake

Ancestry of “félreért”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfélre-mis-; aside
2Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
3Proto-Uralicpidetall
4Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
5Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
6Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

Words derived from “félreért”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →