Where does “hullámvasutak” come from?
hullámvasutak (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hullámvasút, from Hungarian vasút, from German Eisenbahn, from German Bahn, from Middle High German ban, from Old High German bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō.
Ancestry of “hullámvasutak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | hullámvasút | roller coaster |
| 2 | Hungarian | vasút | railway, train line |
| 3 | German | Eisenbahn | railway, railroad; train |
| 4 | German | Bahn | route, trail; rail transport; tram, train;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | ban | — |
| 6 | Old High German | bana | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |