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Where does “fortély” come from?

fortély (Hungarian) comes from German Vorteil, from German vor, from Middle High German vore, from Old High German fora, from Proto-West Germanic forē, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

fortély (Hungarian): trick, ruse

Definitions

  1. trick, ruse

Ancestry of “fortély”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVorteiladvantage, plus; benefit, profit; advantage
2Germanvorbefore, prior to, ahead of; ahead of, in front...
3Middle High Germanvore—
4Old High Germanforabefore, against, in the presence of
5Proto-West Germanicforēbefore, in front of
6Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fortély”

  • fortélyos
  • fortélyosság
  • fortélyoskodik
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