Where does “fénycsapda” come from?
fénycsapda (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian csapda, from Hungarian csap, from German Zapfen, from Middle High German zapfen, from Old High German zapfo, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- — to share, divide.
fénycsapda (Hungarian): light trap a trap to attract certain insects
Definitions
- light trap a trap to attract certain insects
Ancestry of “fénycsapda”, step by step
fénycsapda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian csapda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | csapda | trap; trap, snare, setup, trick |
| 2 | Hungarian | csap | tap, faucet; spigot, pivot, peg, pin; cone |
| 3 | German | Zapfen | gerund of zapfen; plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | zapfen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | zapfo | — |
| 6 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |