Where does “legporszerűbb” come from?
legporszerűbb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian porszerűbb, from Hungarian porszerű, 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 “legporszerűbb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | porszerűbb | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | porszerű | dusty, powdery |
| 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 |