Where does “kegyetlen” come from?

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

kegyetlen (Hungarian): cruel

Definitions

  1. cruel

Ancestry of “kegyetlen”, 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 “kegyetlen”

Every word from Middle Welsh -nt →Every word from Hungarian -d →Every word from Hungarian -ed →