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

  1. bicycle

Ancestry of “kerékpár”, step by step

kerékpár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian pár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpárpair, couple; partner, spouse; some, a few, a...
2Germanpaarsome; few; a few
3Middle High Germanpâr
4Old High Germanpar
5Latinpāreven (of a number)
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanperH-to fly; fore, first; exchange
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Hungarian kerék

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankerékwheel
2Hungarian-ékAdded to a verb to form a noun; “Heterogeneous...
3HungarianUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
4Albanian-ing, -ion
5Proto-West Germanic-jā
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “kerékpár

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European perH-