Where does “leíróbb” come from?
leíróbb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian leíró, from Hungarian leír, from Hungarian ír, from German Ire, from English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar — fat, milk.
Ancestry of “leíróbb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | leíró | present participle of leír; descriptive; copyist |
| 2 | Hungarian | leír | to write down; to describe; to write off |
| 3 | Hungarian | ír | to write; to burn; Irish |
| 4 | German | Ire | Irishman |
| 5 | English | Irish | The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also... |
| 6 | Middle English | Irisce | — |
| 7 | Old English | Īras | Irishmen |
| 8 | Old Norse | Írar | Irishmen |
| 9 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 10 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |