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Where does “kegy” come from?

kegy (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kegyelem, from Hungarian -ed, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

kegy (Hungarian): favour, grace

Definitions

  1. favour, grace

Ancestry of “kegy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankegyelemmercy, grace, pardon
2Hungarian-edyour; Used to form the definite second-person...
3Hungarian-é-—
4Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
5Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

Words derived from “kegy”

  • kegyel
  • kegyenc
Every word from Middle Welsh -nt →