Where does “időgép” come from?
időgép (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gép, from Hungarian gépely, from German Göpel, from German Gepel.
időgép (Hungarian): time machine
Ancestry of “időgép”, step by step
időgép traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian gép
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | gép | machine; Ellipsis of számítógép; Ellipsis of... |
| 2 | Hungarian | gépely | lever, hoist, gin |
| 3 | German | Göpel | horse-gin |
| 4 | German | Gepel | — |
via Hungarian idő
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | idő | a concept relating to the temporal dimension;... |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | öd | time |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ōt | fire; bonfire |
Words derived from “időgép”