Etymology Explorer › Hungarian

Where does “kasszafúró” come from?

kasszafúró (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fúró, from Hungarian fúr, from Middle High German vuore, from Old High German fuora, from Proto-Germanic fōrō, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

kasszafúró (Hungarian): safecracker, yegg, yeggman

Definitions

  1. safecracker, yegg, yeggman

Ancestry of “kasszafúró”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfúrópresent participle of fúr: drilling; drill
2Hungarianfúrto drill; to intrigue, scheme
3Middle High Germanvuorejourney, fodder
4Old High Germanfuorabenefit, sustenance, support
5Proto-Germanicfōrōa going, traveling, journey
6Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “kasszafúró”

  • kasszafúrók
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →