Where does “mosógép” come from?
mosógép (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gép, from Hungarian gépely, from German Göpel, from German Gepel.
mosógép (Hungarian): washing machine
Ancestry of “mosógép”, step by step
mosógép traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian gép
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | gép | machine; Ellipsis of számítógép; Ellipsis of... |
| 2 | Hungarian | gépely | lever, hoist, gin |
| 3 | German | Göpel | horse-gin |
| 4 | German | Gepel | — |
via Hungarian mosó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | mosó | present participle of mos; washing; washable |
| 2 | Hungarian | mos | to wash something; to brush |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | mośke- | to wash |
Words derived from “mosógép”