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Where does “gémeskút” come from?

gémeskút (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gémes, from Hungarian gém, from English game, from Middle English game, from Old English gamen, from Proto-West Germanic gaman, from Proto-Germanic gamaną, from Proto-Germanic ga- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

gémeskút (Hungarian): shadoof

Definitions

  1. shadoof

Ancestry of “gémeskút”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangémeshaving some kind of a long pole or arm
2Hungariangémheron; the suspended long pole of a shadoof; jib
3EnglishgameA playful or competitive activity; A video game;...
4Middle EnglishgameEntertainment or an instance of it; that which is...
5Old Englishgamengame, sport, or pastime; joy, mirth, or pleasure
6Proto-West Germanicgaman—
7Proto-Germanicgamanąa fellow human, associate, companion; pleasure,...
8Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

Words derived from “gémeskút”

  • gémeskutak
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