Where does “helyett” come from?

helyett (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian -ett, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

helyett (Hungarian): instead of, in lieu of, in place of, rather than

Definitions

  1. instead of, in lieu of, in place of, rather than

Ancestry of “helyett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarian-ett-ed, -t; in
2Hungarian-é-—
3Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
4Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

Words derived from “helyett”

Every word from Middle Welsh -nt →Every word from Hungarian -d →Every word from Hungarian -ett →