Where does “krumplibogarak” come from?
krumplibogarak (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian krumplibogár, from Hungarian krumpli, from German Grundbirne, from German Grund, from Middle High German grunt, from Old High German grunt, from Proto-West Germanic grundu, from Proto-Germanic grunduz — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Ancestry of “krumplibogarak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | krumplibogár | Colorado beetle, Colorado potato beetle |
| 2 | Hungarian | krumpli | potato |
| 3 | German | Grundbirne | potato |
| 4 | German | Grund | ground, land; bottom; reason; motive |
| 5 | Middle High German | grunt | — |
| 6 | Old High German | grunt | ground |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | grundu | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |