Where does “helyrajz” come from?
helyrajz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian rajz, from Hungarian rajzol, from German Reißen, from Middle High German rīzen, from Old High German rīzan, from Proto-West Germanic hrītan, from Proto-Germanic hrītaną — to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull.
helyrajz (Hungarian): topography a detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place
Definitions
- topography a detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place
Ancestry of “helyrajz”, step by step
helyrajz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian rajz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | rajz | drawing |
| 2 | Hungarian | rajzol | to draw; second-person singular indicative... |
| 3 | German | Reißen | to tear (something); to pull (something) apart; to rip (something) |
| 4 | Middle High German | rīzen | to tear, rend, rip |
| 5 | Old High German | rīzan | to scratch |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hrītan | to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hrītaną | to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull |
via Hungarian hely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | hely | place, location; space, room |