Where does “hallgató” come from?
hallgató (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hallgat, from Hungarian hall, from German halle, from Middle High German halle, from Old High German halla, from Frankish hallu, from Finnish halu, from Finnish halata — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
hallgató (Hungarian): present participle of hallgat; listener; student
Definitions
- present participle of hallgat; listener; student
Ancestry of “hallgató”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | hallgat | to listen to something; to take a course in... |
| 2 | Hungarian | hall | to hear; middle-sized, windowless room, entryway,... |
| 3 | German | halle | inflection of hallen:
## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | halle | — |
| 5 | Old High German | halla | — |
| 6 | Frankish | hallu | large room, hall; hall |
| 7 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 8 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
Words derived from “hallgató”