Where does “megkapaszkodik” come from?
megkapaszkodik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kapaszkodik, from Hungarian -aszkodik, from Hungarian -sz, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
megkapaszkodik (Hungarian): to cling to something, to hold on to something (with or)
Definitions
- to cling to something, to hold on to something (with or)
Ancestry of “megkapaszkodik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kapaszkodik | to hold onto something |
| 2 | Hungarian | -aszkodik | Used to form a reflexive verb indicating repetitive action |
| 3 | Hungarian | -sz | Used to form the second-person singular present... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sь | this |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śis | this here |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱís | this |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |