Where does “kézikönyv” come from?
kézikönyv (Hungarian) comes from German Handbuch, from German hand, from Middle High German hant, from Old High German hant, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd — hand.
kézikönyv (Hungarian): handbook, manual
Definitions
- handbook, manual
Ancestry of “kézikönyv”, step by step
kézikönyv traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Handbuch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Handbuch | handbook, manual |
| 2 | German | hand | hand |
| 3 | Middle High German | hant | hand |
| 4 | Old High German | hant | hand |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 6 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 7 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 8 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
via Hungarian kézi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kézi | manual; handball |
| 2 | Hungarian | kéz | hand |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | käte | hand |
via Hungarian könyv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | könyv | book |