Where does “jó bornak nem kell cégér” come from?

jó bornak nem kell cégér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cégér, from German Zeiger, from Old High German zeigāri.

jó bornak nem kell cégér (Hungarian): good wine needs no bush something good does not need to be advertised

Definitions

  1. good wine needs no bush something good does not need to be advertised

Ancestry of “jó bornak nem kell cégér”, step by step

jó bornak nem kell cégér traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian cégér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancégércantilever sign, shop sign, nameplate, signboard for a shop, inn, etc., designating the trade or line like a coat of arms
2GermanZeigerpointer, locator; hand; pointer
3Old High Germanzeigāri—

via Hungarian jó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjógood good for something (can be used for)
2Proto-Ugricjomɜgood

via Hungarian nem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannemno, not; no; sex, gender
2Proto-Finno-Ugricneno, not
Every word from Old High German zeigāri →Every word from German Zeiger →Every word from Hungarian cégér →