Where does “gyomirtó” come from?
gyomirtó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian irtó, from Hungarian írt, from Hungarian ír, from German Ire, from English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar — fat, milk.
gyomirtó (Hungarian): weedkiller
Ancestry of “gyomirtó”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | irtó | present participle of irt; exterminating;... |
| 2 | Hungarian | írt | third-person singular indicative past indefinite... |
| 3 | Hungarian | ír | to write; to burn; Irish |
| 4 | German | Ire | Irishman |
| 5 | English | Irish | The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also... |
| 6 | Middle English | Irisce | — |
| 7 | Old English | Īras | Irishmen |
| 8 | Old Norse | Írar | Irishmen |
| 9 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 10 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |
Words derived from “gyomirtó”