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Where does “kábelek” come from?

kábelek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kábel, from German kabel, from Polish kabel, from German Kabel, from Middle High German kabel, from Middle Dutch cabel, from French câble, from Old French cable — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

kábelek (Hungarian): nominative plural of kábel

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of kábel

Ancestry of “kábelek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankábelcable
2Germankabelinflection of kabeln: ## first-person singular...
3Polishkabelcable; snitch, informant
4GermanKabelcable; telegram; thick rope
5Middle High Germankabel—
6Middle Dutchcabelthick rope
7Frenchcâblecable; first-person singular present indicative...
8Old Frenchcable—
9Vulgar Latincaplum—
10Latincapulumhandle; hilt; halter, lasso
11Latincapiō—
12Proto-Italickapiōtake
13Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
14Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
15Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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