Where does “gombakalap” come from?

gombakalap (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kalap, from German Klappmütze, from German klappen, from Middle Low German klappen, from Old Dutch klappon, from Proto-Germanic klappōną — To strike or pound; To make loud noises,...

gombakalap (Hungarian): mushroom cap the top part of a mushroom

Definitions

  1. mushroom cap the top part of a mushroom

Ancestry of “gombakalap”, step by step

gombakalap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kalap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankalaphat
2GermanKlappmützehooded seal
3Germanklappento clap; to fold; to flip; to bend; to work out,...
4Middle Low Germanklappen—
5Old Dutchklappon—
6Proto-GermanicklappōnąTo strike or pound; To make loud noises,...

via Hungarian gomba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangombamushroom, fungus
2Proto-Slavicgǫbamushroom; lip, mouth
Every word from Proto-Germanic klappōną →Every word from Old Dutch klappon →Every word from Middle Low German klappen →