Where does “háttérénekes” come from?

háttérénekes (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian háttér, from Hungarian tér, from German Teer, from Middle Low German ter, from Proto-Germanic terwą, from Pre-Germanic derwom, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

háttérénekes (Hungarian): backup vocalist

Definitions

  1. backup vocalist

Ancestry of “háttérénekes”, step by step

háttérénekes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian háttér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianháttérbackground
2Hungariantérspace; room; field
3GermanTeertar
4Middle Low Germanter
5Proto-Germanicterwątar
6Pre-Germanicderwom
7EnglishdoruAlternative form of dory
8Ancient Greekδόρυwood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,...
9Proto-Hellenicdórutree
10Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
11Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

via Hungarian énekes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianénekessinging; singer, vocalist, songster
2Hungarianéneksong; canto; nominative plural of én
3Hungarian-ékAdded to a verb to form a noun; “Heterogeneous...
4HungarianUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
5Albanian-ing, -ion
6Proto-West Germanic-jā
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóruEvery word from Proto-Hellenic dóru