Where does “félreértés” come from?
félreértés (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian félreért, from Hungarian félre-, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
félreértés (Hungarian): misunderstanding, misapprehension, misconception
Definitions
- misunderstanding, misapprehension, misconception
Ancestry of “félreértés”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | félreért | to misunderstand, miscomprehend, mistake |
| 2 | Hungarian | félre- | mis-; aside |
| 3 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 5 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 7 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |