Where does “fűrészüzem” come from?
fűrészüzem (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian üzem, from German Betrieb, from German betreiben, from German treiben, from Middle High German trīben, from Old High German drīvan, from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną — to support; to hold.
fűrészüzem (Hungarian): sawmill, lumbermill
Definitions
- sawmill, lumbermill
Ancestry of “fűrészüzem”, step by step
fűrészüzem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian üzem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | üzem | plant; functioning, operation |
| 2 | German | Betrieb | operating or running a technical device,... |
| 3 | German | betreiben | to run, to operate |
| 4 | German | treiben | to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force |
| 5 | Middle High German | trīben | — |
| 6 | Old High German | drīvan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | drīban | to drive, to push, to compel to go |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | drībaną | to drive, push, compel to go |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Hungarian fűrész
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fűrész | saw |