Where does “meghallgatás” come from?
meghallgatás (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian meghallgat, from Hungarian hallgat, from Hungarian hall, from German halle, from Middle High German halle, from Old High German halla, from Frankish hallu, from Finnish halu — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
meghallgatás (Hungarian): listening, hearing the act by which someone or something is listened to
Definitions
- listening, hearing the act by which someone or something is listened to
Ancestry of “meghallgatás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | meghallgat | to hear (someone) out; to listen to (someone or something) attentively, from the beginning till the end |
| 2 | Hungarian | hallgat | to listen to something; to take a course in... |
| 3 | Hungarian | hall | to hear; middle-sized, windowless room, entryway,... |
| 4 | German | halle | inflection of hallen: ## first-person singular... |
| 5 | Middle High German | halle | — |
| 6 | Old High German | halla | — |
| 7 | Frankish | hallu | large room, hall; hall |
| 8 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 9 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |