Where does “hózentróger” come from?
hózentróger (Hungarian) comes from German Hosenträger, from German Träger, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
hózentróger (Hungarian): braces UK, suspenders US
Definitions
- braces UK, suspenders US
Ancestry of “hózentróger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hosenträger | suspender, brace |
| 2 | German | Träger | agent noun of tragen; carrier, support; girder,... |
| 3 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 4 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |