Where does “méregzsák” come from?
méregzsák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zsák, from Middle High German sac, from Old High German sac, from Proto-West Germanic sakku, from Proto-Germanic sakkuz, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
méregzsák (Hungarian): spitfire, hothead a person with a fiery temper, someone easily provoked to anger
Definitions
- spitfire, hothead a person with a fiery temper, someone easily provoked to anger
Ancestry of “méregzsák”, step by step
méregzsák traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian zsák
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | zsák | bag (smaller), sack (larger) |
| 2 | Middle High German | sac | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sac | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sakku | sack, bag |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sakkuz | sack, bag, purse |
| 6 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |
via Hungarian méreg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | méreg | poison, venom, toxin; anger, wrath |