Where does “fogtündér” come from?

fogtündér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fog, from Proto-Ugric puŋɜ- — to grasp, to catch.

fogtündér (Hungarian): tooth fairy

Definitions

  1. tooth fairy

Ancestry of “fogtündér”, step by step

fogtündér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfogto hold; to take; to catch, to capture
2Proto-Ugricpuŋɜ-to grasp, to catch

via Hungarian tündér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantündérfairy

Words derived from “fogtündér”

Every word from Proto-Ugric puŋɜ- →Every word from Hungarian fog →