Where does “kerékpárverseny” come from?

kerékpárverseny (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kerékpár, 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- — passed , crossed.

kerékpárverseny (Hungarian): bicycle race

Definitions

  1. bicycle race

Ancestry of “kerékpárverseny”, step by step

kerékpárverseny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kerékpár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankerékpárbicycle
2Hungarianpárpair, couple; partner, spouse; some, a few, a...
3Germanpaarsome; few; a few
4Middle High Germanpâr
5Old High Germanpar
6Latinpāreven (of a number)
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanperH-to fly; fore, first; exchange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Hungarian verseny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianversenyrace, contest, competition
2Hungarianversengto compete, contend
3Hungarianversverse, poem; race
4Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
5Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
6Proto-Italicwertōto turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European perH-
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