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Where does “felidegesít” come from?

felidegesít (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian idegesít, from Hungarian ideges, from Hungarian ideg, from Proto-Uralic jänte — string.

felidegesít (Hungarian): to set someone's nerves on edge

Definitions

  1. to set someone's nerves on edge

Ancestry of “felidegesít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianidegesítto annoy, to irritate
2Hungarianidegesnervous, worried; annoyed, tense
3Hungarianidegnerve; bowstring; string of lute
4Proto-Uralicjäntestring
Every word from Proto-Uralic jänte →