Where does “jégcsapok” come from?
jégcsapok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian jégcsap, from Hungarian csap, from German Zapfen, from Middle High German zapfen, from Old High German zapfo, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- — to share, divide.
jégcsapok (Hungarian): nominative plural of jégcsap
Definitions
- nominative plural of jégcsap
Ancestry of “jégcsapok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | jégcsap | icicle |
| 2 | Hungarian | csap | tap, faucet; spigot, pivot, peg, pin; cone |
| 3 | German | Zapfen | gerund of zapfen; plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | zapfen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | zapfo | — |
| 6 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |