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Where does “megnyugtat” come from?

megnyugtat (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nyugtat, from Hungarian nyugszik, from Hungarian -szik, 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,...

megnyugtat (Hungarian): to calm, to soothe, to ease, to reassure someone

Definitions

  1. to calm, to soothe, to ease, to reassure someone

Ancestry of “megnyugtat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyugtatto rest, repose; to calm, still, quiet, reassure,...
2Hungariannyugszikto rest; to set
3Hungarian-szikAppended to a noun, adjective, verb or other stem...
4Hungarian-szUsed to form the second-person singular present...
5Proto-Slavicsьthis
6Proto-Balto-Slavicśisthis here
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱísthis
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “megnyugtat”

  • megnyugtató
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