Where does “kenyérbetű” come from?
kenyérbetű (Hungarian) comes from German Brotschrift, from German brōt, from Middle High German brōt, from Old High German brōt, from Proto-West Germanic braud, from English Berwald, from Proto-West Germanic berō, from Proto-Germanic berô — to pierce; to strike; brown.
kenyérbetű (Hungarian): text typeface typeface designed for easy reading in long passages of text
Definitions
- text typeface typeface designed for easy reading in long passages of text
Ancestry of “kenyérbetű”, step by step
kenyérbetű traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Brotschrift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Brotschrift | A font that is used for typesetting body text |
| 2 | German | brōt | bread |
| 3 | Middle High German | brōt | bread |
| 4 | Old High German | brōt | bread |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | braud | bread |
| 6 | English | Berwald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | berō | bear |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | berô | bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
via Hungarian kenyér
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kenyér | bread |
via Hungarian betű
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | betű | letter, as in letter of the alphabet |