Where does “idétlenkedés” come from?

idétlenkedés (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian idétlenkedik, from Hungarian idétlen, from Hungarian idő, from Proto-Turkic öd, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.

idétlenkedés (Hungarian): playing the fool, foolishness

Definitions

  1. playing the fool, foolishness

Ancestry of “idétlenkedés”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianidétlenkedikto play the fool, fool around to behave in a foolish manner
2Hungarianidétlensilly, antic, unsightly, weird; preterm; idiot
3Hungarianidőa concept relating to the temporal dimension;...
4Proto-Turkicödtime
5Proto-Turkicōtfire; bonfire
Every word from Proto-Turkic ōtEvery word from Proto-Turkic ödEvery word from Hungarian idő
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