Where does “kerékpár” come from?
kerékpár (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pár, from German paar, from Middle High German pâr, from Old High German par, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
kerékpár (Hungarian): bicycle
Definitions
- bicycle
Ancestry of “kerékpár”, step by step
kerékpár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian pár
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | pár | pair, couple; partner, spouse; some, a few, a... |
| 2 | German | paar | some; few; a few |
| 3 | Middle High German | pâr | — |
| 4 | Old High German | par | — |
| 5 | Latin | pār | even (of a number) |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perH- | to fly; fore, first; exchange |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Hungarian kerék
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kerék | wheel |
| 2 | Hungarian | -ék | Added to a verb to form a noun; “Heterogeneous... |
| 3 | Hungarian | -é | Used to form the lative, expressing the direction... |
| 4 | Albanian | -ë | -ing, -ion |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |