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Where does “lever” come from?

lever (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vér, from Proto-Uralic wëre — peak.

lever (Hungarian): to knock down

Definitions

  1. to knock down

Ancestry of “lever”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvérblood
2Proto-Uralicwërepeak

Words derived from “lever”

  • leverne
  • levered
Every word from Proto-Uralic wëre →