Where does “hidegvér” come from?

hidegvér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vér, from Proto-Uralic wëre — peak.

hidegvér (Hungarian): aplomb, composure, poise, sangfroid

Definitions

  1. aplomb, composure, poise, sangfroid

Ancestry of “hidegvér”, step by step

hidegvér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian vér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvérblood
2Proto-Uralicwërepeak

via Hungarian hideg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhidegcold; cold, distant, unfeeling; cold weather
Every word from Proto-Uralic wëre