Where does “madárijesztő” come from?
madárijesztő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ijesztő, from Hungarian ijeszt, from Hungarian -eszt, from Hungarian -sz, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
madárijesztő (Hungarian): scarecrow
Definitions
- scarecrow
Ancestry of “madárijesztő”, step by step
madárijesztő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian ijesztő
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ijesztő | present participle of ijeszt; scary |
| 2 | Hungarian | ijeszt | to frighten, scare |
| 3 | Hungarian | -eszt | Added to a verb or less frequently to a noun to... |
| 4 | Hungarian | -sz | Used to form the second-person singular present... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | sь | this |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śis | this here |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱís | this |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Hungarian madár
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | madár | bird, fowl |