Where does “harangtorony” come from?

harangtorony (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian torony, from German turm, from Middle High German turn, from Old High German turn, from Old French torn, from Old French tour, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

harangtorony (Hungarian): bell tower, belfry, campanile

Definitions

  1. bell tower, belfry, campanile

Ancestry of “harangtorony”, step by step

harangtorony traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian torony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantoronytower; rook
2Germanturmtower, spire very tall building or structure, especially with a tapering top
3Middle High Germanturntower
4Old High Germanturntower
5Old Frenchtorn—
6Old Frenchtourtower
7Old Frenchtornerto turn; to return; to go back
8Latintornōto turn
9LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
10Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Hungarian harang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianharangbell

Words derived from “harangtorony”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- →Every word from Ancient Greek τόρνος →