Where does “legporosabb” come from?
legporosabb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian porosabb, from Hungarian poros, from Hungarian pór, from Bavarian paur, from German bauen, from Middle High German būwen, from Old High German būan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan — to become, grow, appear.
Ancestry of “legporosabb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | porosabb | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | poros | dusty |
| 3 | Hungarian | pór | peasant |
| 4 | Bavarian | paur | farmer |
| 5 | German | bauen | to build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely |
| 6 | Middle High German | būwen | to build |
| 7 | Old High German | būan | to build |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *būan | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |