Where does “gátfutás” come from?

gátfutás (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian futás, from Hungarian fűt, from Hungarian fűlik — to dry out; to burn out; to get heated.

gátfutás (Hungarian): hurdling, hurdles track and field running event

Definitions

  1. hurdling, hurdles track and field running event

Ancestry of “gátfutás”, step by step

gátfutás traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian futás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfutásrun, running, bolt, fleeing
2Hungarianfűtto heat
3Hungarianfűlikto dry out; to burn out; to get heated

via Hungarian gát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangátdam; impediment, obstacle; hurdle
2Proto-Slavicgatьdike; dam, pool
Every word from Hungarian fűlik →Every word from Hungarian fűt →Every word from Hungarian futás →