Where does “molnárfecske” come from?
molnárfecske (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian Molnár, from Old High German mulināri, from Proto-Germanic *mulīnārī, from Latin molīnārius, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
molnárfecske (Hungarian): house martin
Definitions
- house martin
Ancestry of “molnárfecske”, step by step
molnárfecske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian Molnár
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Molnár | miller |
| 2 | Old High German | mulināri | miller |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *mulīnārī | — |
| 4 | Latin | molīnārius | miller |
| 5 | Latin | molīnum | a mill |
| 6 | Latin | molīnus | mill |
| 7 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Hungarian fecske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fecske | swallow |