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Where does “fortélyos” come from?

fortélyos (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fortély, 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- — passed , crossed.

fortélyos (Hungarian): tricky, smart

Definitions

  1. tricky, smart

Ancestry of “fortélyos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfortélytrick, ruse
2GermanVorteiladvantage, plus; benefit, profit; advantage
3Germanvorbefore, prior to, ahead of; ahead of, in front...
4Middle High Germanvore—
5Old High Germanforabefore, against, in the presence of
6Proto-West Germanicforēbefore, in front of
7Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fortélyos”

  • fortélyosság
  • fortélyoskodik
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