Where does “fortélyosságok” come from?
fortélyosságok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fortélyosság, from Hungarian fortélyos, from Hungarian fortély, from German Vorteil, from German vor, from Middle High German vore, from Old High German fora, from Proto-West Germanic forē — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “fortélyosságok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fortélyosság | trickery, wiliness, craftiness, artfulness |
| 2 | Hungarian | fortélyos | tricky, smart |
| 3 | Hungarian | fortély | trick, ruse |
| 4 | German | Vorteil | advantage, plus; benefit, profit; advantage |
| 5 | German | vor | before, prior to, ahead of; ahead of, in front... |
| 6 | Middle High German | vore | — |
| 7 | Old High German | fora | before, against, in the presence of |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | forē | before, in front of |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |